Apply to trade on a street market
All our markets are different in character and style so before you apply, visit Camden’s Street Markets for more information about each market to help choose the best location for your business.
How to apply for a market stall
All New traders must first apply for a Temporary Registration Card to be able to request a market stall and receive a Temporary Licence for the day(s) and market(s) of their choice.
Currently we are not accepting food applications for Leather Lane market for primary cooking.
If you wish to sell pre-packed food, cold food, cakes/pastries etc., applications will be considered subject to meeting our criteria and subject to pith availability.
Note: Current Temporary Registration Cards will be valid up to 31 March 2025. Traders will be invited to renew close to the expire of this card.
Note: Please use the below application link if you wish to make a New Application or renew your current Temporary Registration Card.
To apply, you must have copies of the following documents in the required format available to upload on the device you are using to complete the application:
- Valid passport
- A recent passport photograph
- Proof of National Insurance Number (e.g., photo of National Insurance card)
- Proof of current address dated within the past 3 months. We accept any of the following:
- Utility bill (gas, electricity, water or landline telephone)
- Council tax bill
- Bank/ Building Society statement
Documents must be in electronic format so they can be uploaded on the form. These are: gif, jpeg, png, pdf, bmp, or docx files. You will not be able to complete the application without providing all of the required documents.
Note: At the end of your application you will be asked to pay a non-refundable administration fee of £61.60.
New Application/Renewal (Temp Reg and Temp Reg Renew)
If you would like to employ or register an assistant(s), please fill in the online form below. Note: We accept one form per assistant. The application fee per assistant is £20.40.
New Assistant application
New Temporary Traders
After your Temporary Registration Card application has been approved you will receive an email containing your Temporary Registration Card and Temporary Registered Trader Display Card.
Once you have received these items you will be able to apply for a Temporary Licence to trade on a pre-booked pitch, using the online payment form below.
You must provide copies of all required documentation to the Markets Team prior to applying for a pitch for the first time or on expiry of any of these documents. These are:
- A copy of your Public liability insurance policy (£5 million minimum)
Additional if employing assistants:
- A copy of your Employers Liability Insurance
Additional for food traders only:
- Accredited food hygiene certificate (level 2) (including assistants)
- Proof that your business is registered with a local authority
- Evidence of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- A valid PAT and/or Gas safety certificates for your apparatus
Booking a trading pitch
All pitches must be requested and paid for in advance, no later than 4pm of the working day (i.e. weekdays) the day before you wish to trade. This is done via our online payment system.
Note: Traders must calculate the fees payable for the market/ days requested using our Trading fees and charges information. This must be paid in full when submitting the request.
Note: There is no guarantee you will get the market or pitch requested, as pitches are allocated in priority order.
Please include the market and days you wish to trade in the ‘Message Box’ field.
Make an online payment and book a pitch
Once a pitch has been booked, receipt for payment and confirmation of booking will be emailed to you.
Note: You must have a copy of the email confirmation on the day of trading along with the Temporary Registered Trader Display Card. A valid insurance certificate must also be available to view.
If you decide not to trade once your trading documents have been issued, you can surrender your licence, but the pitch trading fee will be non-transferable and non-refundable.
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Apply for a Kiosk, Ice cream and Isolated sites licence
Six-monthly temporary licences for kiosks, ice cream sites or isolated site pitches are subject to availability and will be advertised on our web site when there are vacancies. Licences will be issued following an interview process.
Temporary Licences issued for six-monthly periods will include the pitch location and commodities that can be sold. Trading fees are payable a month in advance of trade.
To apply, you must have copies of the following documents (for the applicant) before you start completing the form:
- Valid passport
- A recent passport photograph
- Proof of National Insurance Number (e.g., photo of National Insurance card)
- Proof of current address dated within the past 3 months. We accept any of the following:
- Utility bill (gas, electricity, water or landline telephone)
- Council tax bill
- Bank/ Building Society statement
Documents must be in electronic format so they can be uploaded on the form. These are: gif, jpeg, png, pdf, bmp, or docx files.
You will not be able to complete the application without providing all of the required documents.
Note: At the end of your application you will be asked to pay a non-refundable administration fee of £61.60.
Kiosk/Isolated pitch Application (including ice cream sites)
Before you start trading you will need to supply:
- A copy of your Public liability insurance policy (£5 million minimum)
- This can be submitted if you are successful and offered a licence
- Pictures of your stall set up ready to trade
Additional if employing assistants:
- A copy of your Employers Liability Insurance
Additional for food traders only:
- Accredited food hygiene certificate (level 2) (including assistants)
- Proof that your business is registered with a local authority
- Evidence of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
Apply for a kiosk/Isolated pitch licence
Apply to sell Christmas trees
Trading sites available for 2022:
- Fortune Green Cemetry/Queens C
- Camden Road (Junction of Royal College Street)
- West End Lane (by St. James’ church)
- Hampstead Cemetery
- Chalk Farm Road
- Whitestone Pond
- Finchley Road (outside Waitrose)
- Queen's Crescent market
- Inverness Street market
- Plender Street
- Eton Avenue (Swiss Cottage Market)
- Chalton Street market
- Leather Lane market
- Earlham Street Market
Pitch dimensions: 4m x 2m
To apply, please use Apply for a kiosk/Isolated pitch licence link. The closing date to submit your application is Monday, 21 November 2022. All completed applications and required attachments must be submitted by 23.59 hours.
Fees applicable:
- Markets: £23.46 daily pitch rate
- Queens Crescent and Chalton Street markets: £10.20 per pitch per day and £6.12 per additional pitch
- Miscellaneous sites and out of market sites £25.50 daily pitch rate
Please note: there is a non-refundable application fee of £61.60 and an additional fee of £20.40 per registered assistant.
Charity and community stalls
Camden welcomes charities and volunteers to join any market for free. There are no fees if you are not offering something for sale. Fees are negotiable/not applicable for groups selling to fund activity or promote activity. Apply for a charity or community stall.
You will be required to provide a copy of your Public Liability insurance. This insurance should cost under £150 per annum and is included in the membership fee of the National Market Traders Federation or can be obtained through an insurance broker.
License a forecourt
This is trading on private land where the customer is on the street whilst being served, often this is where a shop owns some pavement and is renting it to another businesses or where the shop owner is running a business distinct from their shop on their own forecourt.