Consent of the Distribution of Free Literature

Consent of the Distribution of Free Literature

Environmental Act 1990 - Consent of the Distribution of Free Literature

Under Schedule 3A of the above Act, consent is required by people wishing to distribute free printed materials (whether by hand or in a stand) within Hammersmith & Fulham’s eight approved distribution zones (or within 50 metres of a tube station entrance or within a 200m radius of the approved distribution zones).

Please note this does not include religious, political or charitable literature. Nor does it include free literature which is posted through the letter boxes of households or businesses.

You only need permission if you're handing out free literature. You don't need permission if you're conducting a survey or other market research. 

Persons with consent within the zones will be required to display an approved badge.

The approved zones are:

• Shepherds Bush Town Centre
  Map of Shepherds Bush Town Centre (pdf 431kb)
• Hammersmith Town Centre
  Map of Hammersmith Town Centre (pdf 587kb)
• Fulham Town Centre
  Map of Fulham Town Centre  (pdf 449kb)
• Area outside Chelsea Football Club
  Map of area outside Chelsea FC (pdf 453kb)
• Area outside Fulham Football Club
  Map of area outside Fulham FC (pdf 651kb)
• Area outside Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club
  Map of area outside QPR FC (pdf 317kb)
• Area outside Olympia Exhibition Centre
  Map of area outside Olympia (pdf 616kb)
• Area outside Earl’s Court Two Exhibition Centre
  Map of area outside Earl's Court Two Exhibition Centre (pdf 497kb)

Should your intended areas of distribution fall within the above zones please complete the application forms and return your completed application to:

Business Development Unit 
1st Floor, 77 Glenthorne Road 
LONDON
W6 0LJ

Consent of the Distribution of Free Literature application form (36kb pdf)

Please read and sign the Conditions of Consent to Distribute Free Literature when applying for a license. You will need to send a signed copy of this with your application form.

Conditions of Consent to Distribute Free Literature (27kb pdf)

When you return the completed application, please ensure you enclose the following:

The correct application fee.  The application fee for a single zone is £250. The fee for additional zone is £50 per zone. For example, if you wish to distribute in both Hammersmith Town Centre and Fulham Town Centre, the total fee would be £250 + £50 = £300.

The number of ID cards you require.  Please note that there is a maximum of 2 distributors in any one distribution point and these distributors are required to wear the Council issued ID cards.  The cost of each ID card is £50.  Please include this fee in your application.

Incorrect fee and incomplete submissions will invalidate your application and may delay the processing of your consent agreement.  Please note that you may not commence distribution until a consent has been granted from the Council.

If you have any queries, please contact the Cleaner Greener Neighbourhood Team at 020 8753 1100 e-mail us at Cleaner.greener@lbhf.gov.uk.

The files linked above are pdfs. You will need Adobe Reader to view these files, this can be downloaded free from the Adobe website. Download a copy of Adobe Reader.

(Maps showing the approved distribution zones can also be obtained by contacting the Council on the address above.)