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Outdoor dining licences

You should know

The licencing office will be closed from 12pm(noon) on Tuesday 22 December 2020 to Tuesday 5 January 2021. If you submit an application during this period, we will begin processing it from Wednesday 6 January 2021.

If your licence is due to expire before or during this period, please contact the street trading team to renew your licence before Monday 21 December 2020.

Any new licence applications received after Friday 18 December 2020 will not begin to be processed until 6 January 2021.

Apply for an outdoor dining licence

Check if you need a licence before applying and paying. Find out what you need to apply and check the outdoor dining rules.

Do I need an outdoor dining licence?

You will need a licence for all outdoor dining areas on public land, including footpaths, streets, squares, parks, or recreational areas.

Amendments to an outdoor dining licence

If you are the new owner of a business with a current outdoor dining licence, you will need to change the ownership details of the outdoor dining licence.

Smokefree requirement for outdoor dining licences

If your restaurant, bar or cafe has an outdoor dining licence, that space must now be smokefree.

Smokefree signage for outdoor dining licence holders

Get smokefree signs for your outdoor dining areas

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