Fresh regulation is on the menu
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (0546) 19 November 2005, 172-173(2)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Points out that the advent of later licensing on 24 November 2005 under the Licensing Act 2003, will not mean that developers will be able to put unlimited numbers of new licensed units on to the market. Draws attention to the restrictions brought in by the changes to use classes and permitted development that came into force in April 2005: a bar can now be converted to a restaurant but a restaurant cannot be converted to a bar. The new planning and licensing regimes taken together aim to limit the commercial impact of extended trading hours by ensuring that planning authorities retain control over the number and type of licensed premises. Considers the issues surrounding the implementation of the 2003 Act and concludes that it does not constitute a relaxation of existing law as popularly perceived| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Points out that the advent of later licensing on 24 November 2005 under the Licensing Act 2003, will not mean that developers will be able to put unlimited numbers of new licensed units on to the market. Draws attention to the restrictions brought in by the changes to use classes and permitted development that came into force in April 2005: a bar can now be converted to a restaurant but a restaurant cannot be converted to a bar. The new planning and licensing regimes taken together aim to limit the commercial impact of extended trading hours by ensuring that planning authorities retain control over the number and type of licensed premises. Considers the issues surrounding the implementation of the 2003 Act and concludes that it does not constitute a relaxation of existing law as popularly perceived