OPINION
Outdoor opportunity
Following a very disruptive spring season for the hospitality market, infrared heating expert, Tansun (www.tansun.com) is advising hospitality venues to get their outdoor seating areas ready for customers as lockdown guidelines relax across the country, and beer gardens and outdoor areas are re-opening or starting up to take advantage of relaxed planning law. 56
PLANNING LAW RELAXATION Restaurants and pubs in England will be able to serve customers on pavements, terraces and even in car parks under a relaxation of planning laws that was approved by parliament towards the end of June in preparation for the restart of the hospitality sector this month. The Business and Planning Bill includes changes to allow venues to spread out into pedestrianised areas, terraces, and even car parks, and also temporarily allow them to sell alcohol (to be consumed off the premises). “Pubs, restaurants and cafés are the lifeblood of high streets and town centres across the country and we are doing all we can to ensure they can bounce back as quickly and safely as possible,” said business minister, Alok Sharma. July 2020
