Eligibility and application requirements
Eligibility criteria
The collections must be for a charitable purpose.
Application evaluation process
You will need to submit a Street Collection Application Form at least one month before the proposed collecting date(s) specified in your application.
In Portsmouth you are not permitted (unless in exceptional circumstances and with the agreement of the Seafront and Events Manager) to collect on the seafront promenade or beach areas. For clarification purposes this restriction extends east to west as follows:
From Southsea Esplanade at its junction with Henderson Road, towards South Parade and then ending at Clarence Parade and Long Curtain Road. Additionally, the restriction also extends from Speakers Corner to the west of the Blue Reef Aquarium surrounding the perimeter of Southsea Castle (Castle Esplanade).
Preference is given, as far as possible, to applications which are local in nature and any short notice applications received for the benefit of a national emergency.
We reserve the right to make more detailed enquiries about your application in certain circumstances. This could include requesting that the applicant or any other person connected with the organisation submits a police check at our request.
Please be aware special arrangements exist in December for undertaking street collections in the precinct areas located in Commercial Road, Palmerston Road and Cosham High Street.
Please contact Rebecca Coghlan on 023 9284 1068 or email citycentre@portsmouthcc.gov.uk for any proposed collections in these areas during December.