Under Schedule 3A of the Environment Protection Act 1990, consent is required to distribute free printed matter on any of the below designated streets.
To apply for consent to distribute leaflets or promotional materials on any of these streets, please read the Terms and Conditions before completing and returning a signed copy of the Free Printed Matter Distribution application form. Applications must be received 14 days prior to the proposed commencement date. Additional charges apply to fast track applications. See Fees and Charges.
Points to note when completing the application form:
- You will only be allowed to stand at an agreed location on the street; therefore, please be specific about the location where you would like to distribute
- In order to avoid causing an obstruction, we do not license distribution of leaflets and promotional materials within 25m of tube station entrances, or by pedestrian crossings. Affected streets are shown in blue; for maps showing exclusion zones, click on the street names in blue.
Fees and charges
| Description | From April 2016 | Annual per cent charge | From April 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distribution of free literature licences ( zero VAT) | |||
|
Standard Application Fee for each site for 1 Distributor for up to 1 month (ASite is a street) |
£ 191.90 |
1.1 per cent | £194.00 |
|
Short Notice Application Fee for eash Site for 1 Distributer for up to 1 Month |
£ 232.30 |
1.0 per cent | £234.60 |
|
Additional Fee for application over 1 month ( £ per month) |
£10.30 per month |
1.0 per cent | £10.40 |
|
Each additional distributor at each Site |
£ 27.10 |
1.1 per cent | £27.40 |
|
Administration charge for alterations to licences which have already been issued ( including the replacement of licences and or distributers permit ID's |
£ 41.20 |
1.0 per cent | £41.60 |
Payments can be made by cheque or debit/credit card. Application fees are non-refundable, but every effort will be made to approve the application, including recommending alternative distribution locations, and times and dates, as appropriate.
Designated streets for distributing free printed matter
|
Basil Street |
Gloucester Walk |
North Pole Road |
|
Beauchamp Place |
Golborne Road |
Notting Hill Gate |
|
Blenheim Crescent (Portobello Rd to Ladbroke Grove) |
Hans Crescent |
Old Brompton Road |
|
Bramley Road |
Hans Road |
Pembridge Road |
|
Brompton Road |
Harrington Road |
Pimlico Road (Holbein Place to Sloane Street) |
|
Bute Street |
Holland Park Avenue |
Portobello Road |
|
Chelsea Embankment |
Kensington Church Street |
Sloane Square |
|
Chelsea Bridge Road |
Kensington High Street |
Symons Street |
|
Cromwell Road ( junction with Exhibition Road) |
Kensington Park Road (Elgin Crescent to Westbourne Park Rd) |
Thackeray Street |
|
Derry Street |
Kenway Road |
Thurloe Place |
|
Earls Court Road |
King's Road |
Thurloe Street |
|
Elgin Crescent (Ladbroke Grove to Portobello Road) |
Knightsbridge |
Walton Street |
|
Exhibition Road |
Ladbroke Grove |
Warwick Road |
|
Fulham Road |
Latimer Road |
Wellington Square |
|
Gloucester Road |
Lower Sloane Street |
Westbourne Grove |
For more information, please contact us on 020 7361 3001, or email streetline@rbkc.gov.uk.
