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Are you a food & drink-selling business that needs an extra seating area? The solution you are looking for can be an outdoor seating area! Increasing the outdoor seating capacity will increase the number of your customers.
If you want to put movable furniture on a public highway, you will need a licence which is known as a “pavement licence” or a “tables and chairs licence”.
Keep in mind that details and conditions can change according to local councils. The details below apply to most cases but not all of them. So, let’s get further details about the tables and chairs licence!
A tables and chairs licence permits businesses to place furniture on part of the highway to sell or serve food or drink. Some local councils demand a simple application form and fee for every year, whilst others require full planning applications which include plans and elevation drawings of the property and a fee.
Whether your local council require a full planning application or not, there are some factors to be considered such as the width of pedestrian ways and access for disabled people. Therefore, you cannot place big furniture which can restrict pedestrians to use the highway. Generally, moveable furniture such as small tables and chairs are allowed to be placed mostly in front of the businesses.
A table and chairs licence can be obtained by a business that utilizes its facilities to sell food or drink for consumption. For instance; bars, cafes, restaurants, supermarkets etc…
If you are a business that sells food and drink and wants to increase your business’s seating capacity with an outdoor seating area on a highway, do not hesitate to contact us! We will help you through the licensing process.
contact us nowYes, the Tables and Chairs Licences can only be issued for roadways mentioned in section 115A(1) of the Highways Act of 1980. Generally, those are pedestrian-only walkways or roads and sites where automobile access is restricted or forbidden.
The application fees for the Tables and Chairs Licence are set locally. That means fees vary from one local authority to another.
DISCLAIMER: There are numerous caveats and restrictions. Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations. A comprehensive review would be required for certainty. The information contained on this website is for general information purposes only.
Please contact us for further information and a more detailed assessment. If you are in any doubt, you should contact your Local Authority before undertaking any work. Whilst we endeavour to keep the information up to date and detailed, Se & Se Consultancy Ltd. makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy with respect to information of any kind without a detailed assessment and/or Local Authority confirmation.
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