A pub in the popular nightlife haunt of Monton in Eccles is being allowed to extend its beer garden - but with stringent conditions to prevent nearby residents from being disturbed by revellers. Councillors have given the green light to the Park Hotel’s planning application, which also includes an extended glass canopy.
But the members of the city’s planning and transportation regulatory panel were puzzled over why the pub on Monton Road wants to grass over part of its car park. The plan to landscape the area was hatched after the Park’s initial intention to put seating in the area was knocked back by the authority’s officers.
Although the beer garden extension was approved, it was stipulated that this area ‘shall not be used for external seating at any time’. The panel also said that an acoustic fence should be erected to the rear and side of the proposed extension to the terrace in an area where there is seating.
