External tables and chairs
Q: I have just taken over a restaurant on the high street with some tables and chairs outside and a council highways officer has told me that I do not have permission for these and they must be removed. Is this correct?
A: Probably! It is worth investigating. Unfortunately, on the purchase of premises, the issue of tables and chairs is often overlooked.
Your local council can grant permission, often called a highways or pavement licence for tables and chairs and other structures to be put on the pavement. The principle is that the council owns and controls the highway and therefore to put things on it needs their consent.
It is not possible legally to transfer these usually and you probably assumed that because tab…
Read the full article at: https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2019/07/09/Legal-Q-A-external-furniture-and-impact-of-bankruptcy
