If your street party is taking place on the road or public highway, you will need to apply for a temporary road closure . It's free and once granted will allow you to close the road to passing traffic during your event. You need to give at least 6 weeks' notice.
Apply for a temporary road closure
If you are holding your party on private land or off the road you will not need to apply for a road closure.
Temporary Event Notice
If you are providing all of your own food and drink at your street party and any live music is ancillary, you don't need to worry about licensing.
You will need a Temporary Event Notice, which costs £21, if:
- you are charging admission
- opening the event to the general public
- your street party includes:
- more than 500 people
- the sale of alcohol
- live music
- hot food or drink served after 11pm
For more information see Temporary Event Notice.
Other licences
If you are selling tickets in advance for a raffle, you may need a lottery registration but if you are selling tickets for a raffle/tombola for a charity or good cause on the day and your prizes are less than £500, then you probably won't need further permission to do so.
Insurance
For any street party we recommend you get insurance giving cover of at least £5million per claim.
More information
For guidance on planning and organising street parties see GOV.UK: Organising a street party.
For information on street meets (street parties without road closures) see The Street Party Site: Street meet.
To organise a street play session, see Street Play.