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If you wish to place street café furniture on the highway outside your property you need to get a licence. If you need more information, or you would like to apply for a licence, please follow one of the links on the left.
When completing an application we will need:
- a copy of your public liability insurance with a minimum cover £5 million;
- two location maps - scaled 1:1250 and 1:500;
- a site plan showing positioning and dimensions; and
- payment of the relevant fee.
More details are available in our design guide and application pack.
If you want to put a café on land that is not highway then you do not need a street café licence.
If you need to check if the land is highway, please contact the Highway's Network Team. If the land is not highway you may still need planning permission, please contact the Planning Permission's Team for guidance.
If you need any further information please contact Licensing Services.
The Licensing team are based at:
Stoke-on-Trent City
Council
PO Box
2452
Hanley Town
Hall
Albion Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 1XP
Tel: 01782
232774
Fax: 01782
232773
Email: hcp.licensing@stoke.gov.uk
Opening times
• Monday 9am until 4.45pm
• Tuesday 9am until 4.45pm
• Wednesday 9am until 4.45pm
• Thursday 9am until 6.45pm
• Friday 9am until 4.15pm
• Saturday - CLOSED
• Sunday - CLOSED