Bosses of a pub in Auchterarder have been denied permission to keep an outdoor seating area they set up during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Staff at The Niblick put six picnic benches in car parking spaces outside the pub to make up for customer space lost inside the premises when social distancing rules were brought in.
The change of the use of the parking area was previously permitted under the council’s ‘Spaces for People, Shops and Businesses’ guidance drafted during the worst of the pandemic to provide businesses a means to boost revenue.
