This is a test for ISD-93
This is a test for ISD-93 on staging edited version
How to apply for a licence if you want to place tables and chairs on the public highway outside your café or restaurant.
The government introduced temporary fast-track legislation for pavement licences, to help businesses recover from the COVID-19 closures.
This process allows you to secure a pavement licence within 14 days and at a lower cost.
You will need to include the following with your application:
This application process only applies to highways land. If you need to check whether the land you are seeking to use is highways land, contact Surrey County Council highways information team. If you do not check this information and the land is not public highway then any pavement licence granted will be invalid and the application fee will not be refunded.
We will:
We will also send consultation letters and ask for comments from:
If we don't receive any representations, we will grant the licence, subject to our standard conditions. If we do receive representations, we will consider them and may add further conditions or consider refusing the application.
If we grant your licence, we will monitor your premises, to make sure you are complying with the terms of the licence.
Your licence will be valid as shown on the licence.
If we don't make a decision on your application within the 14 day period, your licence will be 'deemed granted'. It will still be subject to the standard conditions. If 'deemed granted', your licence will be valid for 1 year (unless you have specified a shorter period in your application), starting from the first day after the 14 day application period.
If you would like to find out about any pavement licence applications that have been made, or would like to make a representation within the 7 day consultation period, see the pavement licences online tool.
Any representation must relate to the details in our policy: