An application has been submitted that would see an area for eating and drinking created outside a Lake District hotel.
Eight tables and 16 chairs would be set up in Church Street along the frontage of Bowness’s Stags Head Hotel.
A design, access and heritage statement submitted as part of the application says: “The free flow of pedestrians will be ensured by retaining a minimum of 1.75m of pavement – providing capacity for a combination of disabled access, prams and other forms of pedestrian traffic without detriment to safety.
“The tables and chairs will be grouped in a line opposite to the front elevation of Stags Head Hotel.”
The statement says the flow of customers entering and leaving the bar at the hotel would be unaffected.
A planning support statement published with the application, said the proposal would also allow the operators to designate a smoking area that can be monitored, supervised and managed.
The application has been submitted to the Lake District National Park Authority for approval.
