A small cafe that opened two years ago, when emergency legislation allowed for outdoor seating to be created on pavements, roads and parking bays, may have to close now that the law has changed. Greenbank number 5 gets most of its trade in the summer when they can hold more outdoor events and the weather is suitable for people to sit outside.
Many hospitality venues have already been forced to remove their outdoor seating in Bristol, now that the legislation brought in during the pandemic to allow for more outdoor seating has not been renewed by the government. Although Bristol City has advised businesses to seek planning permission, many have been told that they are unlikely to get it.
Catalina Banados runs the cafe from a converted shipping container and cooks healthy homemade Chilean food and cakes. She shares the space with two Italian women who serve ice cream in the summer.
