A pavement licence (also known as a street cafe licence) allows cafes, pubs, bars or restaurants to sell food and place tables and chairs on a public pavement.
Eligibility
To apply for a pavement licence, your business must:
- be a pub, bar, restaurant or cafe
- be based in Leeds
- have space for pedestrians, prams and wheelchairs to pass your proposed outdoor area
- serve food
Serving alcohol
You can only serve alcohol if you have an on and off sales or on sales
premises licence. If your premises licence has different operating times to your street cafe licence, you will need to close at the earlier time.
If you have an off licence
If you have an off licence and would like to change it, you will need to email
entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.
If you don't have a premises licence
If you don't have a premises licence you could apply for a
temporary events notice.
Cost
The cost for a pavement licence is £500. The licence will be valid until 31 March annually. You will need to renew after this date and the renewal fee will be £350 annually, we will contact you when the renewal is due.
How to apply
If you're a business owner and would like to apply for a pavement licence, you should:
- Read through our
application guidance.
- Contact us to request an application form and discuss your situation.
Contact us
Businesses in the city centre
If your business is in the city centre, email
streetcafes@leeds.gov.uk for an application form.
Businesses outside of the city centre
If your business is outside of the city centre, email
streetworks.coordination@leeds.gov.uk for an application form.
Once we have received your application, including all the required documents, we will start the 7 days of public consultation. We will let you know if your application has been successful within 14 days.
