Apply for a footpath dining permit

Your first step is to ensure you have planning permission.

Then to apply for a footpath dining licence you can fill in our Application for new licence outdoor dining(PDF, 432KB) and include the documents requested on the form. Return it to us:

These documents include:

  • a floor plan showing where you want to put tables, chairs and equipment like fans, heaters, barriers, signs, planter boxes, benches and storage cupboards drawn to a 1:100 scale. Make sure your plan shows:
    • a clear 1.5 metre wide (minimum) path for people to use to walk past your business
    • where nearby buildings are, what their use is and where the doorways for those nearby buildings are
    • the size of the area you want to use
    • the size and types of the tables and chairs you want to use and where you want to put tables and chairs
    • where you want to put awnings, screens and umbrellas and how big they are
    • any nearby loading zones, bus zones, bus seats and shelters, planter boxes, trees, fire hydrants, transformers, telephone booths, mailboxes, rubbish bins, pillars, posts or anything similar
    • any nearby buildings or houses that people live in
    • evidence of current public liability insurance to a minimum value of $20 million, listing Logan City Council as an interested party.

The fees that apply to each licence are on the application form.

We will assess your application and ask for more information if your application is incomplete.

We may then arrange to inspect the premises to assist in making a decision. Once satisfied the premises complies, we will approve your application with conditions you must continue to meet.

If you wish to change or expand your footpath dining area, you will need to first contact us to discuss your proposal. To make changes you may need a licence amendment and to confirm you can still meet planning requirements.

You can download an example of a Floor plan for footpath dining(PDF, 561KB) and view the diagrams below.

A diagram of how to set out footpath dining with an access zone of 1.5 metres from the building and a setback of .8 metre from the road and caffe barriers separating the dining areas from the pedestrian areas.

(JPG, 35KB)

A side view diagram of outdoor dining area showing pedestrian corridor of 1.5 metres and a setback from the road of .8 metre and an umbrella clearance of 2 metres from the ground.

(JPG, 31KB)

A side view of the footpath dining area with the chairs and tables near the building and a pedestrian corridor of 1.5 metres with a setback fro the road of .8 metre and the umbrella clearance of 2 metres from the ground.

(PNG, 89KB)

Transferring a permit

If you are taking over a business that already has a footpath dining permit, you will need to apply to get that permit in your name.

Fill in an Application for new licence outdoor dining(PDF, 432KB) form, pay the appropriate fee then wait until you have the new permit in your name to start using the tables and chairs on the footpath.

Back to top