Our Street Trading Policy [PDF, 0.2MB] [PDF, 0.5MB] covers all streets in South Cambridgeshire (except the A11 and A14, and any area of land which is owned by the county, district or parish council).
The policy refers to a person wanting to sell any fresh food or general items/products in the street. For example:
- food vans
- ice cream vans
- selling flowers
There are a few activities which this policy doesn’t refer to such as trading at a fair, fete or similar one-day community event.
Full details can be found within the policy [PDF, 0.5MB].
Apply for consent
There are 4 types of consent:
Standard consent
This is for trading on the highway or at any location not registered as a Consented Premises. This includes:
- Static street consent: this is when you are trading at a fixed pitch (place) for more 4-and-a-half hours in a 24-hour period
- Mobile street consent
- Layby traders consent
Consented premises
These are areas that are privately owned and managed, but the public have access to these areas without payment. For example:
- car parks
- areas connected to public houses
Consented Premises Trader
This is when a person wishes to trade at a consented premise. To do this you must be registered as a consented premises trader. If you’re registered, you can then trade at all consented premises within South Cambridgeshire.
Ad-hoc trading
This consent will allow trading on a trial, or temporary, basis up to four times (in each location) within a year.
Renew consent
You can apply to renew consent for:
- Standard Consent
- Consented Premises
- Consent Premises Trader
Vary your consent
You can use this form to vary your existing street trading consent
Below are the fees for 2025/2026. All Consents will have a common expiry of 31 March.
Annual New Consent Application Fees
- 1 day/night pitch per week: £217 (£120 application fee/£97 maintenance fee)
- Up to 2 day/night pitches per week (and/or up to 2 locations per year): £267 (£157 application fee/£110 maintenance fee)
- Up to 3 day/night pitches per week (and/or up to 3 locations per year): £326 (£201 application fee/£125 maintenance fee)
- Up to 4 day/night pitches per week (and/or up to 4 locations per year): £375 (£233 application fee/£142 maintenance fee)
- Up to 5 day/night pitches per week (and/or up to 5 locations per year) £414 (£240 application fee/£158 maintenance fee)
Over 5 day/night pitches per week (and/or over 5 locations per year): £492 (£307 application fee/£185 maintenance fee)
Where a trader will access and use a Council owned electricity supply, a surcharge fee will be payable to cover cost incurred
Annual Layby Trader
- New and renewal £870 (£160 application fee/£710 maintenance fee
Vary consent
- £49 plus pro-rata of additional fees if increasing days/locations
Annual Renewal/Continuation Fee
Subject to the Consent Holder meeting meet paragraph 16 of the Street Trading Policy
- 1 day/night pitch per week £165
- Up to 2 day/night pitches per week (and/or up to 2 locations per year) £183
- Up to 3 day/night pitches per week (and/or up to 3 locations per year) £202
- Up to 4 day/night pitches per week (and/or up to 4 locations per year) £222
- Up to 5 day/night pitches per week (and/or up to 5 locations per year) £240
- Over 5 day/night pitches per week (and/or over 5 locations per year) £260
Consented Premises
- Standard Consent Premises Grant (per year) £213
- Standard Consent Premises Renewal/Continuation (per year) £157
- Charitable/Not for Profit Premises Grant (per year) £79 (for example places of worship and car parks)
- Charitable/Not for Profit Premises Renewal/Continuation (per year) £62
Consented Premises Trader
Grant and Renewal: £97 (*£47)
*Where a trader is required to obtain standard consents and a consented premises a 50% reduction of the consented premises fee applies
Ad-Hoc Trading
- Trading up to 4 times per year at one location (to meet business needs or to assess site suitability) £49
- Trading up to 4 times per year at up to 5 locations (to meet business needs or to assess site suitability) £97
This list is updated as and when new premises are approved.
The Taps
19 Denny End Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9PB
The Black Horse
6 High Street
Rampton
CB24 8QE
King William IV
8 Church Street
Histon
CB24 9EP
Girton Golf Club (Cambridge) Ltd
Dodford Lane
Girton
Cambridge
CB3 0QE
The Cotton Hall
Cambridge Road
Girton
CB3 0PN
The Local Centre
Kestrel Rise
Trumpington Meadows
CB2 9AY
The Three Tuns
30 High Street
Guilden Morden
Royston
SG8 0JP
Waggon and Horses
110 High Street
Linton
CB21 4JT
Wylde Skye Brewing Ltd
Unit 8a, The Grip Industrial Estate
Linton
CB21 4XN
The Black Horse
35 Park Street
Dry Drayton
Cambridgeshire
CB23 8DA
Abington Stores
81 High Street
Great Abington
Cambridge
CB21 6AB
Jubilee Square
Marleigh
Cambridge
CB5 8BX
The Hare and Hounds
60 High Street
Harlton
Cambridge
CB23 1ES
The Three Horseshoes
22 South Street
Comberton
Cambridgeshire
CB23 7DZ
The White Lion
96 High Street
Sawston
Cambridgeshire
CB22 3HJ
Flourish Farm Shop
Cooks Penn Farm
Linton Road
Hildersham
Cambridgeshire
CB21 6BS
Waggon and Horses
39 High Street
Milton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB24 6DF