Purpose

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the level
of fees for pavement licences that enable the hospitality sector to
place furniture on the highway for the purposes of seating and
serving customers outdoors, in connection with the use of their
premises.

Content

Cabinet resolved to:
 
(i)  Agree
that Pavement Licences issued in accordance with the Levelling Up
and Regeneration Act 2023, enabling the hospitality sector to place
furniture on the highway for the purposes of seating and serving
customers outdoors in connection with the use of their premises, be
valid for a maximum duration of 12 months; and
 
(ii)  Agree that the
fees be set at £350 for premises which already hold a
pavement licence and a maximum of £500 for new
applicants.