Business Businesses could pay hundreds more for pavement licences in Portsmouth to bolster council coffers By Toby Paine Published 2nd Jul 2024, 20:18 BST Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Businesses could pay hundreds more for pavement licences to tackle a Portsmouth City Council budget deficit. A pavement licence allows businesses to place furniture, stalls, umbrellas, barriers and heaters adjacent to their premises. In 2020 the price was capped at £100 under new legislation introduced during the pandemic to stimulate economic growth – the council decided to halve the fee.
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 made the new “pavement licensing regime” permanent with changes that include raising the caps to £500 for new applications and £350 for renewals. Now the council are raising the fees to the maximum amount to address a deficit within their licensing budget. Pavement licences were originally granted under the Highways Act 1980, the fees for which varied between councils.
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