The Licensing Panel of Hounslow Council is scheduled to convene to consider a street trading licence application, as well as review internal guidance and procedures. The panel will consider an application for a temporary street trading licence for a shop front called Everyday Fruits & Veggies on Hounslow High Street.

Everyday Fruits & Veggies Temporary Street Trading Licence

The panel will consider an application from Y.M.F.G GROUP LTD for a temporary street trading licence for Everyday Fruits & Veggies, a shop front to be located on the public highway between Halifax and Next on Hounslow High Street. The applicant wants to sell fruit and vegetables from Monday to Sunday, 9am to 7pm.

The Director of Housing, Planning & Communities Department has outlined three options for the panel:

• Grant the application in full or part, subject to standard conditions
• Refuse the application
• Grant the application in full or part, subject to standard conditions and with extra conditions attached

According to the report pack, Hounslow Highways has submitted a representation, which is included as an appendix to the report. The representation from Satbir Gill, Network Manager at Hounslow Highways, states:

As I understand it, this application is for a stall to be located in the middle of Hounslow High Street between Next and Halifax. There are already sufficient fruit and vegetable sellers in the High Street which are causing us a lot of problems. It's recommended that the application is refused.

The report pack also includes communications between the applicant, named as Mohamed Yusuf, and Lorraine Srivastav, Network Steward at Hounslow Highways. Srivastav raises concerns including traders not staying within their licensed area, waste and cleansing issues, and a lack of concern for health and safety. Yusuf responds with assurances about waste management, cleansing, and compliance.

The report pack also references Hounslow Council's Street Trading Policy, adopted on 16 May 2011, which provides a framework for the council's decisions on street trading.

Monitoring Officer Note on Interests

The Licensing Panel will be reminded of the need to declare any interests under the Members' Code of Conduct, with reference to a guidance note from the Monitoring Officer. The guidance note distinguishes between:

• Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI)
• Other Registerable Interests
• Declarations of Interests not included in the Register of Members' Interests

The guidance also covers predetermination and bias, and directs members to the Planning Code of Conduct and the Licensing Code of Conduct.

Reference Documents

The Licensing Panel will have access to several reference documents to assist their consideration of cases. These include the Order of Business, the Licensing Panel Procedure, and the Hounslow Licensing Policy. The Hounslow Licensing Policy covers a range of issues including partnership working, the protection of children, public health, core licensing hours, and cumulative impact¹.