Markets Policy 2025 - 5. Licensing private markets

5.1 The Council's consent to a market, by the grant of a market licence, must be given prior to the event taking place. Any market that takes place without such a licence shall be in breach of the Markets Policy and may be subject to the enforcement action described in Section 8.

5.2 Markets shall only be licensed once an application for a markets licence has been approved (and signed by both the Council and the Market Operator) and the appropriate fee received by the Council.

5.3 Market licences are issued to the market operator identified in the application (“the Market Operator”) and are not transferrable.

5.4 The Council shall consider applications in respect of the following categories of market events:

• Commercial markets
• Community-based markets with a strong charitable element