Don't leave your customers out in the cold!
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Planning permission
will normally be required for the following operations and uses:
Permanent external smoking shelter structures - whether freestanding or
attached to existing buildings. awnings / canopies / blinds attached to
buildings - will almost always have a material effect on the external
appearance of a building. Use of any land as a beer garden or yard, where the land does not form part of the business premises. Construction of timber decking .Stub-out bins on the front of premises Planning permission will normally not be required for the following operations and uses: portable freestanding awnings / canopies and space heaters The use of beer gardens and yards, where these are ancillary to the main pub / restaurant use and are lawfully part of the existing business Where there is any doubt about the need for planning permission you should check with the Council’s Planning Service before proceeding. |
For some idea of what sort of shelters are available please go to our Solutions page.
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| What is meant by enclosed and substantially enclosed? | |||||
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Enclosed: Premises
will be considered enclosed if they have a ceiling or roof and, except
for doors, windows or passageways are wholly enclosed whether on a
temporary or permanent basis. Substantially enclosed: Premises will be considered substantially enclosed if they have a ceiling or roof, but where there are openings in the wall which are less than half of the total area of the walls, including structures that serve the purpose of the walls and constitute the perimeter of the premises. When determining the area of an opening, no account can be taken of opening in which doors, windows or other fittings can be opened or shut. Will I be legally obliged to provide external smoking shelters or areas for smoking? No, you have no legal obligation to provide facilities or opportunities for smoking. But consider the effects this may have on trade. |
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