BRIGG EATERY SEEKS 'AL FRESCO' PAVEMENT LICENCE TO PUT OUT TABLES & CHAIRS

A Brigg eatery is seeking approval to put tables and chairs for customer use on the paving adjoining its frontage.
With a limited end to lockdown restrictions in sight, North Lincolnshire Council has now received a Pavement Licence application from Paul Keane, proprietor of the Cafe Courtyard situated on the ground floor of the historic Angel building.
The well-known local businessman is seeking permission to put out six round glass tables with 18 chairs.
The intended location is "outside the premises to the front left-hand side of the building on Market Place – extending out by up to 3m from the front."
Proposed days and times of operation are:
Monday to Thursday, 09:00hrs – 17:00 hrs.
Friday to Saturday, 09:00hrs – 22:00 hrs.
This application - dated March 1 - is now the subject of a consultation period established by North Lincolnshire Council's licensing section.
A decision will be made in due course, and Brigg Blog has already requested that we are informed about the ruling, once made by the council, so we can let our followers know the outcome.
Last year the authority granted pavement licences for tables and chairs to be used by customers of Yellowbelly Pizza (see picture top left above) and the Woolpack, elsewhere in the Market Place, during specified hours. View details here...
Allowances have been made on market days for the temporary stalls.
It was stipulated in a condition: "The licence holder will engage and work with the markets team on market days when placing the tables and chairs on the highway in order to maintain social distancing."
Al Fresco (open air) eating and drinking appeals to many people during the warmer months of the year.
Pavement licences are relatively new - set out in the Business & Planning Act 2020.
Is this more Government-imposed red tape for businesses or a sensible way of managing what has been described as 'a continental cafe culture' within town and city centres across the UK?
We recall this trend hitting the headlines during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister and again when Gordon Brown occupied 10 Downing Street.
Pictured below - the entrance to the Cafe Courtyard and the paving 'to the front left-hand side' as indicated in the application.