Consultation on the designation of streets in regards to street trading

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Three Rivers District Council via the Regulatory Services Committee on 6 December 2023 agreed its intention to pass a resolution to amend the council’s 'Designation of Streets' made on 10 July 2007. The amended Designation of Streets (listed below) includes a list of new roads which will be classed as ‘Prohibited Street’s’. Any street listed as a prohibited street would be refused consent if an application for street trading was to be submitted for assessment.

The following are the proposed ‘Prohibited Streets’:

Trunk Roads

  • A41
  • A405 between A41 and Watford Borough boundary.
  • A405 - that part which lies between the roundabout at Long Lane and the A412 Denham Way.
  • A405 - that part of the road which lies within the Three Rivers District at Garston.

Principal Roads

All of the following roads which lie within the Three Rivers District:-

  • A412
  • A404
  • A4145
  • A4008
  • A4125

South Oxhey:

  • Prestwick Road (only between the junction of Hayling Road and junction with Oxhey Drive)
  • Fairfield Avenue
  • St Andrews Way
  • Tom Lake Way
  • Bridlington Road
  • Station Approach

All other roads apart from those listed above are considered as Consent Streets whereby a Street Trading Consent will be required to trade within the District.

In the avoidance of doubt ‘a highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks’.

For clarification - a street includes a street, highway or other area (e.g. carpark, park, green, pavement) to which the public have access without payment and as such any land adjacent to the street including adjacent verges.

Trading is prohibited within 50m of any school boundary unless written permission is ascertained from the Head Teacher and made available to the Licensing department.


As a result of the changes proposed the council is interested in seeking your views on the changes via this public consultation. Please complete the survey below to have your say.


This consultation closed on 12 January 2024.


The designation of streets has been confirmed and form part of the Street Trading Policy 2023.

Three Rivers District Council via the Regulatory Services Committee on 6 December 2023 agreed its intention to pass a resolution to amend the council’s 'Designation of Streets' made on 10 July 2007. The amended Designation of Streets (listed below) includes a list of new roads which will be classed as ‘Prohibited Street’s’. Any street listed as a prohibited street would be refused consent if an application for street trading was to be submitted for assessment.

The following are the proposed ‘Prohibited Streets’:

Trunk Roads

  • A41
  • A405 between A41 and Watford Borough boundary.
  • A405 - that part which lies between the roundabout at Long Lane and the A412 Denham Way.
  • A405 - that part of the road which lies within the Three Rivers District at Garston.

Principal Roads

All of the following roads which lie within the Three Rivers District:-

  • A412
  • A404
  • A4145
  • A4008
  • A4125

South Oxhey:

  • Prestwick Road (only between the junction of Hayling Road and junction with Oxhey Drive)
  • Fairfield Avenue
  • St Andrews Way
  • Tom Lake Way
  • Bridlington Road
  • Station Approach

All other roads apart from those listed above are considered as Consent Streets whereby a Street Trading Consent will be required to trade within the District.

In the avoidance of doubt ‘a highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks’.

For clarification - a street includes a street, highway or other area (e.g. carpark, park, green, pavement) to which the public have access without payment and as such any land adjacent to the street including adjacent verges.

Trading is prohibited within 50m of any school boundary unless written permission is ascertained from the Head Teacher and made available to the Licensing department.


As a result of the changes proposed the council is interested in seeking your views on the changes via this public consultation. Please complete the survey below to have your say.


This consultation closed on 12 January 2024.


The designation of streets has been confirmed and form part of the Street Trading Policy 2023.

Page last updated: 06 Mar 2024, 01:47 PM