Services
Renew street trading consent
You can apply to renew your street trading consent if:
- you have an annual static consent which is due to expire
- you have an annual mobile consent which is due to expire
- you want to renew an occasional static consent for the same pitch you've already had consent for in the current street trading year (1 April to 31 March)
If neither of these apply, you need to make a new application for street trading consent.
To renew an annual consent, you need to apply at least 20 working days before the expiry of your current consent. It's your responsibility to apply for a renewal; you won't receive a reminder.
The street trading year runs from 1 April to 31 March. Consents are issued for a maximum of 12 months, and all annual consents expire on 31 March. If your consent hasn't been renewed before it expires, you must stop street trading from that date. See our street trading policy for full details.
Fees
You need to pay a £100 non-refundable application fee to renew an annual static or mobile street trading consent.
You won't need to pay the application fee if you're renewing an occasional static consent for the same pitch you've already had consent for in the current street trading year.
In addition to the application fee, the cost of street trading consent depends on:
- the location where you trade (Barnsley town centre or elsewhere in the borough - see the map of the Barnsley town centre boundary)
- if you're renewing an annual or occasional consent
- if you trade from a static pitch or mobile
- if you sell food or non-food items
Costs are based on a pitch size up to 18 square metres. An additional charge of £8 per square metre applies to pitches beyond 18 square metres in size.
Barnsley town centre
| Type of consent | Cost (in addition to application fee) |
| Annual (52 weeks) static pitch - food | £6000 |
| Annual (52 weeks) static pitch - non-food | £4000 |
| Occasional static trading - food | £75 |
| Occasional static trading - non-food | £55 |
Borough-wide (excludes Barnsley town centre)
| Type of consent | Cost (in addition to application fee) |
| Annual (52 weeks) static pitch - food | £600 |
| Annual (52 weeks) static pitch - non-food | £400 |
| Annual (52 weeks) mobile trading | £250 |
| Occasional static trading - food | £55 |
| Occasional static trading - non-food | £35 |
Supporting documents and what you'll need when applying
To apply to renew a street trading consent you'll need to provide the following information and documents:
- Your existing street trading consent reference number.
- Colour passport-sized photo for each applicant, if there's been a significant change in appearance since your original application.
- Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate (required every third year since your original application). If you need to provide a certificate, this must be dated within the last six months.
- If the trading on private land, written proof of the landowner's permission. This must be dated to cover the length of the consent and must include trading days and times.
- Vehicle MOT test certificate (if applicable).
- Colour photos of you trading unit/stall if this has changed. Photos must show what it looks like when in operation, showing the front, back and side. Any registration plates must be visible.
- Annual gas safety certificate (if applicable).
- Evidence of your level 2 or above food hygiene qualification for each applicant (if applicable). You only need to provide this certificate if it's approaching three years old.
If your renewal application is successful, we'll ask you to pay the relevant fee and provide the following documents if they're approaching their expiry date:
- Public liability insurance certificate covering street trading for £5 million.
- Commercial waste agreement or waste carriers' licence for your business waste responsibilities.
- Motor vehicle insurance (if applicable).
How to renew
You can renew your consent by filling in our online form.
After submitting your renewal application, you may need to provide some documents depending on your circumstances. If you do need to provide documents, we won't be able to process your application until we've received these. You can upload your documents using our online form below.
What happens next
We aim to process renewal applications within 20 working days. If you need to provide some documents, this timeframe starts from the day we receive all of these.
Applications for street trading consent can't be given tacit approval, as it's in the public interest, safety, and policy that we undertake checks before granting an application.
If your renewal application is successful we'll ask you to pay the relevant fee and provide the additional documents (if required).