Footpath licences are issued by Council for the purposes of the limited display of shop goods.

Before a licence can be issued for the display of shop goods, the business must obtain Development Consent under the Environmental Planning &Assessment (EP&A) Act 1979 and other statutory approvals.  If no development consent exists, a development application must be lodged first.

The limited display of shop goods must occupy an area of footway adjacent to approved premises, where the use of such footway is directly related to the operation of the business. The operations must be conducted in accordance with the conditions of the relevant Development Consent or Activity Approval and Relevant Acts.

The operator of the business wishing to occupy the footway is required to enter into a Licence Agreement with Council. The footway operation must be conducted in accordance with the conditions of the Licence Agreement, including payment of rental fees.

Limited shop good display on the footway requires approval under Section 68 (E) 2 of the Local Government Act 1993. Permanent structures are not permitted .

Relevant Legislation

Section 68 (E) 2 of the Local Government Act 1993

Policy and Procedures for Footway Restaurants and Display of Goods (PDF File; 73.3kb)

Activity Application Public Roads form (PDF File; 112.8kb)