Occasional Temporary Markets

If you are considering holding a table top sale, a fete, car boot sale or something similar, it may be that your event would be considered a market.   In this case, you require consent of the Council Markets Authority.

 

You will need to complete an application form detailing your event and return it to Sheffield Markets at least six weeks before your event.

 

We grant two types of temporary market licence.

 

Application forms and guidance notes are downloadable at the bottom of this page.

 

 

In essence, it is unlawful for anyone to hold a market, even upon land which is in their ownership, without the City Council’s specific consent. This is because Sheffield City Council has the sole and exclusive right to hold markets (defined in law as a concourse of buyers and sellers) within a specified area, namely 6.2/3 miles from the nearest established Council market. It is not our intention to prevent private events taking place, but to licence and regulate them.

 

 

If you need further information, please contact us.

 

In person: Castle Market

                  5th Floor

                  Exchange Street

                  Sheffield

                  S1 2AH

 

By phone: 0114 2735281

By fax: 0114 2754299

By e-mail: marketsinfo@sheffield.gov.uk

 

Alternatively you can visit the contact us page and complete a feedback form.