Footpath Trading and Parklet Permit

Items used for Outdoor Dining and Trading activities include:

• display of goods
• outdoor dining (including tables, chairs, umbrellas, screens, awnings, outdoor gas heaters)
• planter boxes
• temporary signage (including A-frame signs)

Refer to section 3.2 Outdoor Element & Furniture Guidelines (page 21) in the Footpath Trading and Parklet Guidelines for further information on Outdoor Dining and Trading inclusions.

Please note: each site is subject to individual assessment, based on context, amenity, urban design & traffic outcomes, safety and overall contribution to the street.

Footpath Trading and Parklets are not intended to privatise the public realm. Any proposal which fully encloses outdoor dining or creates visual and physical privatisation of the public realm will not be approved.

Hospitality and retail operators may apply for a Footpath Trading permit, immediately in front of their premises, and/or in front of an adjoining premise with written approval from their neighbouring business operator.

Footpath Trading

• Outdoor dining and trading fees are calculated per square metre of the space occupied by items, not the entire trading area.
• Businesses can display their goods for 12 months with an annual permit and can choose an Outdoor Dining permit for either a 6 or 12 month period. 
• Annual permits are from 1^st July to 30^th June (quarterly pro-rata fees apply from permit commencement date)
• Six month permits are from 1^st  October to 31^st March (pro-rata fees apply from the permit commencement date).

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