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  • The summer is coming and currently I am renting a property with large front garden which is in a convenient location (close to the beach). I am considering selling burgers which I will cook on a barbeque on the spot, some ice cream and chilled drinks. The question is do I need a permit from my local council, bearing in mind that I will be using my garden not a street location. Also do I need health & hygiene certificate? Thanks

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    Your question sounds UK based. First of all you would need a change of use permit, for A1 planning, which would more than likely be refused, unless there are other business premises in your street. Next yes you would need a hygiene certificate, and separate washing facilities for food preparation and the cooking facilities would need to be passed by the food hygiene people. Sounds a none starter to me.

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You will not be allowed to trade from a residential address in a residential neighbourhood. Also you can be sure your neighbours will report you to the relevant authorities the moment you attempt to get going. If you still want to try you will need planning permission for change of use from residential to commercial and with that you then will need to pay business rates and may have to have a water meter as well. It is unlikely that your landlord will allow this and there is a risk you may become homeless as well. You will need public liability insurance in case you poison someone and you will at a minimum need a Food hygiene certificate. The local environmental health department will need to inspect you and you will have to follow all the relevant guidelines as well. They will also inspect your kitchen for food preparation and you will need to have the correct refrigeration and chilling equipment in place.

Dumdedum

The Council will not allow it. You cannot sell food from a residential property in the UK. Apart from food hygiene/safety laws there will be complaints from your neighbours. It's a non starter. UK

Kernow Lady

You will not be allowed to trade from a residential address in a residential neighbourhood. Also you can be sure your neighbours will report you to the relevant authorities the moment you attempt to get going. If you still want to try you will need planning permission for change of use from residential to commercial and with that you then will need to pay business rates and may have to have a water meter as well. It is unlikely that your landlord will allow this and there is a risk you may become homeless as well. You will need public liability insurance in case you poison someone and you will at a minimum need a Food hygiene certificate. The local environmental health department will need to inspect you and you will have to follow all the relevant guidelines as well. They will also inspect your kitchen for food preparation and you will need to have the correct refrigeration and chilling equipment in place.

Dumdedum

The Council will not allow it. You cannot sell food from a residential property in the UK. Apart from food hygiene/safety laws there will be complaints from your neighbours. It's a non starter. UK

Tavy

Your question sounds UK based. First of all you would need a change of use permit, for A1 planning, which would more than likely be refused, unless there are other business premises in your street. Next yes you would need a hygiene certificate, and separate washing facilities for food preparation and the cooking facilities would need to be passed by the food hygiene people. Sounds a none starter to me.

JohnnieA...

If you want to sell to local restaurants, you'll need to talk with the owners and chefs. Start with the chefs, and find those who are flexible and willing to cook with the seasons. Selling to restaurants is a wonderful way to create relationships and strengthen your local food economy, but you'll need to be consistent — able to deliver the right quantity of the right quality at the right time. Even a "real foods"-devoted chef can be only so flexible: Adjusting menus over the course of weeks, let alone days, is one thing' running out of "Lucy's Local Heirloom Tomatoes" halfway through a shift is another. Farmers markets are the other great way to sell your harvest locally. Having your own, or a shared, market stall allows you more flexibility than selling to restaurants.

mark m

If you want to sell to local restaurants, you'll need to talk with the owners and chefs. Start with the chefs, and find those who are flexible and willing to cook with the seasons. Selling to restaurants is a wonderful way to create relationships and strengthen your local food economy, but you'll need to be consistent — able to deliver the right quantity of the right quality at the right time. Even a "real foods"-devoted chef can be only so flexible: Adjusting menus over the course of weeks, let alone days, is one thing' running out of "Lucy's Local Heirloom Tomatoes" halfway through a shift is another. Farmers markets are the other great way to sell your harvest locally. Having your own, or a shared, market stall allows you more flexibility than selling to restaurants.

mark m

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