Some of the outdoor seating set up by businesses in the pandemic could be allowed to remain.
Marquees set up by pubs and restaurants during the Covid pandemic could become permanent on-site fixtures, under government proposals.
The hospitality industry welcomed the plans but said firms still faced "huge hurdles" as the weather turned colder.from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is examining the changes introduced during the pandemic to encourage customers to dine outdoors to reduce the spread of Covid.
But a height limit of four metres could be brought in, and the size of any new structure would not be allowed to take up more than 50% of the space of the existing buildings on a site.
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