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Planning relaxation for pubs and restaurants to operate as takeaways extended to March 2022

March 2021 expiry date extended by another year

“In March 2020 the government temporarily relaxed planning regulations to allow pubs and restaurants to operate as takeaways. See our enews here

This relaxation was due to expire on 23 March 2021, but this period has now been extended to 23 March 2022. The relevant planning regulations are here.

The sale of hot food and hot drink between 11:00pm and 05:00am will still require authorisation for late night refreshment under licensing law.

Furthermore, serving of alcoholic drinks will continue to be subject to licensing laws.”

For further information contact Partner Andy Grimsey on 0115 953 8500 or email Andy here.

About the author: Carl Weston

Carl Weston joined Poppleston Allen solicitors in January 2015 as head of Marketing and Business Development. Carl was promoted to Partner (non-solicitor) in June 2022.

He has over 25 years’ experience in marketing within business-to-business and professional services. He is a committee member of the Business Marketing Club (East Midlands) and in 2021, was made a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Carl sits on Poppleston Allen’s management team and is responsible for communications, legal directory submissions, business development and client listening programmes.

And he takes the lead in managing relationships with several high-profile sponsorships including The Morning Advertiser and the R200.

During his marketing career, Carl and his teams have been recognised with several awards, including the ‘Thomson Reuters International Business Development Award’ for best use of data and technology. Plus, he was named as a future legal management leader by The Lawyer Magazine.

Read more about Carl

Carl Weston pictured for Poppleston Allen website

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