Licences and street trading
Whether you are opening a bar, or want to sell goods on the street, you should ensure you have the correct licence.
See the Licensing Act page to view licensing registers, application forms and further details about the act.
Most popular
By category
Venues
- Campsites
- Caravan sites
- Clubs
- Dry cleaners
- Food premises - registration
- Food premises - approval
- Highway projection
- Marriage venues
- Petrol stations
- Riding establishments
- Sex shops and cinemas
- Special treatment
Housing
Trading
- Auction
- Fireworks registration and licensing
- Scrap metal dealers and motor salvage operators
- Occasional sales
- Street trading
- Sunday trading
Recreation
Animals
- Animal Welfare Regulations 2018
- Animal boarding
- Animal movement
- Avian influenza and poultry
- Dangerous wild animals
- Dog breeding establishments
- Performing animals
- Pet shops
- Zoos
Other
- Busking and street entertainment
- Cooling towers
- Door supervisor
- Environmental permitting
- Hypnotism
- Scaffolding, hoarding and materials
See also
Contact
For further information, contact the Licensing team:
- Email: licensing@merton.gov.uk
- Telephone: 020 8545 3969
Up to: Services for business
Updated: 22 September 2026
