Apply for a pavement café licence
You will require a pavement cafe (highway amenity) licence if you intend setting up a cafe, bar or restaurant on a public pavement in the Borough of Swindon. You do not require a licence if you intend to set up the facility on private land, for example, not a designated highway.
To apply, you will require the following:
- Planning Permission
- A copy of a certificate of Public Liability Insurance for £5 million
Pavement cafe licence application form (PDF)
Annual fees
The fee depends on the size of the area being used and the period:
| Licence type | Area of highway occupied |
Annual fee |
Seasonal fee (6 months) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | Up to 10 sq metres | £905.21 | £449.82 |
| Band 2 | 10-20 sq metres | £1768.41 | £937.13 |
| Band 3 | Over 20 sq metres | £2632.77 | £1396.31 |
The licence must be renewed every year. Information on renewing the licence will be sent out to you one month in advance of the expiration of the licence.
There is a special annual fee of £100 for charities, regardless of the area involved.
There are additional charges for Patio Heaters.