Written questions

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...