Car Boot Sale Operation

To apply please contact Newmarket Leisure Centre
Telephone: 01638 662726
Email: nlc@angcomleisure.com

Car Boot Sales held on Council Owned Land (George Lambton Playing Fields)

Applications to hold a sale will only be approved from charitable, sporting or community organisations, where the purpose is to raise funds for the organisation.
Access for the use of George Lambton Playing Field will be subject to prior completion of an application form. Such a form will be prepared and provided by Newmarket Leisure Centre, including the appropriate Conditions of Hire. No access will be permitted until approval has been given to the application.
It is also a requirement that organisations have Public Liability Insurance to cover the event. The Council's policy is to have at least £5,000,000 cover. The organisers are required to forward a copy of the certificate with the application form.
All applicants that meet the criteria are offered one place, date unspecified, with all names 'going into a hat'. Any remaining places will then be put into a second round for those who are unsuccessful and/or require a second date.
Each approved car boot will be limited to a maximum 100 cars/pitches and each and every trader shall sell or display only articles surplus to their own domestic requirements usually described as jumble or bric-a-brac including books, records, small second hand domestic furniture and equipment etc. Traders selling new items and goods brought in for resale including any of the above similar items will not be permitted. Follow the link for more information on the types of goods that can be sold second hand.
Should you allow a food vendor onto the site you must ensure they have exercised all due diligence to ensure the safety of any food or drink they bring on to the site. You can achieve this by ensuring they are registered with the local authority and obtaining a copy of the registration document before allowing them to trade. Any person selling food may be required to register as a food business.
There is a minimum fee for each sale (irrespective of the number of cars attending). A deposit of £50.00 will also be required.
Organisations will need to arrange with Newmarket Leisure Centre the collection of the key to enable entry onto the fields, a refundable deposit of £5.00 will be required upon collection of the keys.
The Council reserves the right to refuse permission to hold a car boot sale on the grounds that it is likely to detrimentally affect the legitimate markets and fairs of the area or is unnecessary or undesirable for any reason.
The organiser shall not cause or permit any noise or nuisance to the residents in the neighbourhood of the sale.
The site of the sale and all roads must be left in a clean and tidy condition and free from litter immediately after the close of the sale.
Organisations must ensure that there are enough stewards to manage and control the public and vehicular access to the site. A height barrier is in operation at the site and should be kept locked when not in use.
The organiser shall not cause or permit notices or posters advertising the car boot sale to be displayed on lamp posts, buildings etc, without the permission of the owners of those premises or in contravention of the Planning Legislation.
Car Boot Sales will take place on Sundays during the period May - August each year.
The Council will limit an organisation to a maximum of 2 events per year.
Consent will not be granted for future sales to any person or organisation that breaches any of these conditions.

Car Boot Sales held on privately owned land

All Car Boot Sales must comply with planning requirements. This means that unless the land has planning permission for use for such sales, it must not breach the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995. In summary this means that a sale may be held on, up to 14 days in a year as a temporary use. (It is recommended that detailed advice is sought before taking any action as the above is only a summary).
The holder of the sale must give a minimum of one month's notice to the Council of all such sales. It is an offence not to give the notice and both the organiser and the owner of the land may be liable to a maximum fine of £1,000 (Section 37 Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1982) this provision does not apply to events where the proceeds are to be applied solely or principally for charitable, social, sporting or political purposes.