How to throw a street party in Haringey

Picture courtesy of Flower who lived in Harringay during the war until the 1960s

Small street parties in residential roads will only cost £80 and can be planned with the minimum of red tape.

Parties in quiet side streets or cul de sacs, involving only the residents of a street, do not need a traffic regulation order and only require notices put up in the street.

For these kind of parties a small road can be shut for up to 8 hours.

Permission should be sought from the council at least 8 weeks prior to the party, to ensure that road works programmed in the area will not conflict with the event.

The charge of £80 is for the application, making the events' order and providing the notices to residents to display.

Haringey's Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods,Cllr Nilgun Canver, says:

"We have kept the cost of holding street parties low because we are aware that residents may well want to celebrate the royal wedding with such a celebration.

"Other residents hold annual street parties and we are happy to support events like these as they are great fun and help strengthen our communities, a factor which brings benefits for all."

Residents will be responsible for:

• consultation with other residents or businesses in the street and demonstrating majority support
• consultation with the emergency services
• putting up the event notices saying when the road will be closed and the times of the proposed closure
• provision of road closure equipment at the road closure points
• returning the road to a clean and tidy condition.

At this stage, they may also need to demonstrate public liability insurance.

It will not be possible to close a road which is a bus route, a bus diversion route, a blue light route or busier roads without a traffic management order and thus these routes are not suitable for street parties.

For more information visit the road closures webpage.