Licensing and street trading

Business licensesRedbridge Council issues a wide range of licences and permits processed by several of the councils services.

Please check the individual licence you are interested in for who to contact. You can go straight to the licence you are interested in by following the links below.

Online public register

For certain licences and registrations, the licensing authority has a duty to keep a licensing register. The register keeps information on alcohol, entertainment and late night refreshment, gambling and Special Treatment licences.  Street Trading licences are currently not available online. You can access the online public register for full details of the licences. 

More say for local people

The Licensing Act 2003 gives a person, body representing persons or someone in business in the vicinity of the premises more power, as you have the right to object to licence applicationsappeal decisions and ask for reviews of any licences in place. You will have the opportunity to make representations to the licensing authority about the effect on the promotion of the licensing objectives of the application.

Before making representations, you may wish to look at the licensing policy statement (PDF 2.96 MB) which sets out the council’s policy about alcohol, public entertainment and late night refreshment licensing.

The Council is mindful that the high number and density of premises selling alcohol for consumption within the Ilford town centre are causing problems of crime and nuisance disturbance. To curtail this, we are proposing a special policy known as a cumulative impact policy for the Ilford town centre. We have consulted with the Police, other responsible authorities, licensed businesses and local residents and a consultation report outlining the outcome was presented to the licensing committee on 7 December 2009. A final decision on the cumulative impact policy will be made by the cabinet committee.

We have also provided some general information on licensing and information on firework safety to retailers, users and those affected by their anti-social use.

Licences issued by the council

Licences issued by other organisations