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A pavement licence allows cafes, pubs, ice cream parlours or restaurants that sell food to put tables, chairs or furniture on a public pavement.
The furniture which may be used is:
We would also expect the type of furniture to be 'in keeping' with the local area.
We will only grant a pavement licence until 9 pm, all furniture must be removed after this time.
This licence does not allow you to serve alcohol if you do not have an alcohol licence. You would need to apply for a premises licence.
the following will be required to be submitted with the application:
For pavement licence renewals (where there are no changes to an existing licence) we may reduce the above requirements.
Once we have received and verified your application we will send you a public notice. You must display this notice at the premises and email us 2 photographs showing the notice on display. One of the photographs must show the detail of the notice and the other how it is displayed at the premises.
If you require this seating plan in an accessible format, please email licensing@arun.gov.uk
If applicable you'll also need to provide:
After selecting the button below you'll need to:
There is a fee for this service.
Applications are consulted upon for 14 days which start the day after we have received the application.
We will then publish details of the application on our website.
To see pavement licence applications you'll need to choose pavement licence from the licence type dropdown.
We will also consult with the following:
We must consider any representations received during the public consultation period.
We only accept representations through our online portal.
You'll need to complete your personal details and then choose whether to support or object to an application.
We will undertake a site assessment before any licence is granted.
We will look at:
Once the application is submitted, we have 28 days from the day after the submission to decide the application.
The 28 days are:
Following the determination period, we can decide on one of the following options:
If we do not decide the application within the 14 day period, then the application will be deemed to have been granted.
Businesses have the option of 1 year , 12 month licence or 2 year 24 month licence ( proof of Public Liability must be provided for 2nd year). For those business which hold a current Pavement Licence can also chose a 1 year or 2 year renewal.
If we consider an area is unsuitable for a pavement licence or if representations are made which cannot be lessened by conditions, we may refuse the application.
There is no statutory appeal process against our decision to refuse an application.
We may revoke the licence if we believe:
We may also revoke the licence where any part of the area which was licensed has become unsuitable. Where licences are revoked, we will give the reasons for the revocation.
You can view all approved licences on our public register.
After selecting the button below you’ll need to choose pavement licence in the licence type field and then select search.
Please see our: AR Pavement licensing policy rev Sep 2024.pdf [pdf] 313KB