In accordance with Schedule 4 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, Harlow Council has designated all the streets within the Harlow district as either "prohibited" or "licence" streets for the purposes of street trading.
It is an offence for any person to engage in street trading:
- In a prohibited street.
- In a licence street, unless he is authorised to trade in that street by a street trading licence granted by the council.
The list of streets is set out below.
Prohibited streets
Town Centre
Street trading is not permitted in the streets and pedestrianised areas of the town centre, namely:
- Linkway
- Birdcage Walk
- Post Office Road
- Post Office Walk
- Crown Gate
- Cross Street
- South Gate
- The Rows
- East Walk
A limited number of designated trading pitches are licenced in Broad Walk, Harvey Centre Approach and West Walk. Details of availability can be provided on request.
Regional primary routes
The A414 (for its entire length between the town boundary)
Principal urban distributor roads
- Elizabeth Way
- Velizy Avenue
- Third Avenue
- Second Avenue
- Katherines Way
- Water Lane (town boundary to Katherines Way)
- Fifth Avenue (A414 to Second Avenue/Allende Avenue)
- A1184 (A414 to town boundary)
Secondary distributor roads
- Gilden Way (London Road to town boundary)
- First Avenue/Mandela Avenue
- Fourth Avenue
- Southern Way
- Howard Way
- Tillwicks Road
- Abercrombie Way
Local distributor or other roads
- Roydon Road (Elizabeth Way to Town boundary)
- Burnt Mill Lane
- Harlow Town Station Approach Road
- Harlow Mill Station Approach Road
- Station Road
- London Road
- Haydens Road
- Wayre Street
- Service Road to south of Old Harlow Shopping Precinct
- Church Langley Way
- Kiln Lane
- Flex Meadow
Licence streets
Every street or part of a street which is not to be a prohibited street will be a licence street.