Pedestrian Areas: Licensing
Commons · Question 29298 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Dillon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her department has issued to local authorities on applying blanket conditions to pavement licenses across multiple premises, including the extent to which such cond
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 16 Sep 2026
The Department has published statutory guidance on the pavement licensing regime. The guidance makes clear that local authorities may set local conditions on pavement licences and should consider matters including accessibility, local circumstances and th...