Application for a permit to place tables and chairs on the pavement or road from Braintree District Council

Step 2 of 4 Submit the application

Email address

Please provide your email address, so the licensing authority can let you know if your application has been successful or not.

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Application form

Please attach the completed application form below.

Application form

Supporting documents

All documents are required, unless stated otherwise. Photos of documents are acceptable, as long as all the relevant information is clear. We'll only share these documents with the licensing authority.

Maximum size allowed per file is 10 MB.

We only allow the following file types : doc, docx, gif, jpeg, jpg, pdf, png, ppt, pptx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx

What if I can't submit the documents digitally?

If you can't submit the documents digitally you can send copies by post instead. We'll give you the address and reference number to quote once you've paid the licence fee.

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Location and layout plan
You must include a plan with the application clearly showing the boundary of the area for which you are seeking the permit. The plan accompanying the application must be scale 1:100 and you must provide the dimensions of the permit area and distances of unobstructed space between the permit area and the highway/other buildings/street furniture etc. The plan must also show the location of the furniture within the application site.

Public Liability Insurance
It is a requirement that Applicants for Pavement permits hold Public Liability Insurance which would indemnify both the Council and Essex County Council as Highway Authority against all actions, proceedings, demands and liability, which may at any time be taken, made or incurred arising out of the grant of the permit. The policy must be for a sum of at least £5 million. A copy must be supplied to the Council at the time of application.

Highways status
Before considering making an application to Braintree District Council, you should make enquires of Essex Highways (Records) to confirm the highway status of the land, for which you are seeking a Permit for as permits granted under the Highways Act 1980 do not apply to private land or land which is not the following highway: • to a highway in relation to which a pedestrian planning order is in force; • to a footpath (including a walkway as defined in section 35(2)); • to a footway; • to a highway whose use by vehicular traffic is prohibited by a traffic order; and • to a local Act walkway. Enquires should be made in writing to Essex Highways (Records) at the following address enclosing an Ordnance Survey base plan showing the land in question: Essex Highways PO Box 11 County Hall Chelmsford Essex, CM1 1LX e-mail: www.essex.gov.uk/highway Please be advised that should you fail to include evidence of the status of the Highway the Council will return your application for you, the applicant to confirm the status of the Highway.

Declaration

•I have made or enclosed payment of the fee £263.00  •I have enclosed a copy of a location/layout plan Scale 1:100 showing the location of the tables, chairs and other items to be placed on the highway. •Confirmation from the Highways Records if the status of the application site  •Evidence of public liability insurance •Other associated permissions i.e Planning and any appropriate licences under the Licensing Act 2003

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