Agenda item

Report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection which set out that the Highways Act 1980 permitted an individual or corporate body to seek permission to place tables and chairs on the highway in order to facilitate their business. The report highlighted that the City Corporation’s licensing team administered the process and enforced the provisions of the Highways Act relevant to the granting of permission and the use of such tables and chairs. In order to assist the licensing team a number of guidelines were used relating primarily to the health and safety implications of obstructing the highway. These guidelines were out of date and incorporated in an updated policy which was attached as an appendix to the report.

RESOLVED – That the contents of the report be noted.