Licences and street trading

Whether you are opening a bar, or want to sell goods on the street, you should ensure you have the correct licence.

See the Licensing Act page to view licensing registers, application forms and further details about the act.

Most popular 

• Skips
• Temporary events
• Premises
• Licensing pre-application advice
• Street trading
• Pavement licence

By category

Venues

• Campsites
• Caravan sites
• Clubs
• Dry cleaners
• Food premises - registration
• Food premises - approval
• Highway projection
• Marriage venues
• Petrol stations
• Riding establishments
• Sex shops and cinemas
• Special treatment

Housing

• Houses in multiple occupation

Trading

• Auction
• Fireworks registration and licensing
• Scrap metal dealers and motor salvage operators
• Occasional sales
• Street trading
• Sunday trading

Recreation

• Film age rating classification
• Gambling and lottery
• Sports ground safety
• Sports stands

Animals

• Animal Welfare Regulations 2018
• Animal boarding
• Animal movement
• Avian influenza and poultry
• Dangerous wild animals
• Dog breeding establishments
• Performing animals
• Pet shops
• Zoos

Other

• Cooling towers
• Door supervisor
• Environmental permitting
• Hypnotism
• Scaffolding, hoarding and materials

See also

• Licensing pre-application advice
• Licensing fees

Contact

For further information, contact the Licensing team:

• Email: licensing@merton.gov.uk
• Telephone: 020 8545 3969 

Delays to response times

We may take longer than normal to respond to queries in January 2026. This is because of IT maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.