Planning Permission

Mark Hix vows to fight on after being ordered to remove outdoor seating

02-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Mark Hix has said he 'won’t go down without a fight' after being ordered to take down an outdoor decking area attached to his Lyme Regis restaurant.

Sam’s Riverside 'may not survive the winter' after being forced to close outdoor terrace

12-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Sam Harrison has said his riverside restaurant in London's Hammersmith may not survive the winter after being forced by the council to remove a marquee from its outside terrace.

Planning reforms leave hospitality businesses 'fearing the worst'

31-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Planning reforms that make it easier for 'unused' commercial premises to be converted into housing has left hospitality businesses 'fearing the worst', according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).

Left out in the cold: operators grapple with alfresco regulations

19-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Operators that have invested in alfresco dining spaces are being caught out by changes to rules on what constitutes an outside space as well as inconsistent enforcement by local authorities.

Government extends al fresco planning exemptions

08-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The Government is to extend planning exemptions designed to make it easier for hospitality businesses to set up al fresco dining areas by another year.

Rutland McDonald's application approved

15-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Rutland in the East Midlands is to become the last county in England to be conquered by the Golden Arches after McDonald’s was granted planning permission to build a site there.

One step forward, two steps back for campaigners seeking planning law protection for pubs

02-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

A Parliamentary Bill which would have prevented the demolition or change of use of local pubs has been stalled, while the legality of new guidance from Cambridge City Council, also designed to protect pubs through planning laws, has been called into question.