The Hounslow Council Licensing Panel met on Monday, 28 July 2025, and appointed Councillor Farhaan Rehman as Chair. The panel then considered an application for a temporary street trading licence for Everyday Fruits & Veggies on Hounslow High Street, hearing a representation from Hounslow Highways.

Appointment of Chair

Councillor Farhaan Rehman was appointed Chair of the Licensing Panel. He thanked Councillor Ranjit Gill and Councillor Karen Smith for attending the meeting.

Everyday Fruits & Veggies - Temporary Street Trading Licence Application

The Licensing Panel considered an application for a temporary street trading licence for a shop front called Everyday Fruits & Veggies to be located on the High Street, Hounslow between Halifax and Next.

Y.M.F.G GROUP LTD applied for the licence to place a stall on the public highway to sell fruit and vegetables from Monday to Sunday, 09:00 to 19:00 for a period of six months.

The proposed area was initially measured at 9 metres in depth by 4 metres in width, but was reduced to 8 metres in depth due to a utility box on the site.

Objections

Hounslow Highways raised an objection, stating that there were already sufficient fruit and vegetable sellers on the High Street, causing problems.

Satbir Gill, Network Manager at Hounslow Highways, said:

As I understand it, this application is for a stall to be located in the middle of Hounslow High Street between Next and Halifax. There are already sufficient fruit and vegetable sellers in the High Street which are causing us a lot of problems. It's recommended that the application is refused.

Lorraine Srivastav, Network Steward at Hounslow Highways, raised concerns about the existing fruit and vegetable businesses on Hounslow High Street, stating that they cause the High Street to look like a market and not a High Street! She also stated the following issues:

• Traders do not stay within the licensed area
• Lack of storage for goods
• Waste disposal issues
• Cleansing issues
• Lack of concern or understanding of Health & Safety

Mohamed Yusuf responded to these concerns, stating that Veolia would carry out daily waste collection, the area would be thoroughly cleaned each day, and that they were confident that they would meet all the requirements set out by the council.

Council Policy

The report noted that the Street Trading Policy, adopted on 16 May 2011, provides a framework on how the authority exercises its functions in relation to street trading. It states that all temporary street trading licence applications must go through a public consultation, even if they have a licence in place. Therefore, their application for a further six months must be submitted each time, no later than three months before their existing temporary street trading licence expires, to take into account the consultation period of (28 days) and if required, hearings before the relevant Licensing Panel.

The Licensing Panel had the option to grant the application in full or in part, subject to standard conditions, refuse the application, or grant the application with extra conditions attached. The report noted that there is no right of appeal against the panel's decision.