A Brighton pub which lost a planning battle to keep its garden awning is now planning to replace it with three huge parasols.
The Park View in Preston Drove currently has a 12m wide goal post awning, but after a member of the Brighton Society alerted the council, it was told it needed permission.
This was refused, a subsequent appeal was dismissed and Brighton and Hove City Council finally served an enforcement notice telling pub owners Mitchell and Butler to take it down in December last year.
Now, the pubco has applied for planning permission for three 4m wide parasols – dubbed jumbrellas – to take its place.
The application, written by JTS Partnership, says: “Public houses are closing across the country at an increasing rate.
“In such challenging times, the planning system should afford significant weight to proposals that make a public house more attractive to its customer base and which make a positive contribution towards maintaining the optimal viable use of the property.
“The jumbrellas provide cover that increase customer comfort and allows great use of one on the business’ principal assets – its outdoor space.
“The associated economic benefits make a positive contribution towards the continued viability and success of the public house, which, in turn, secures the jobs that it provides.
“The front customer terrace is integral to the operation of the public house and is increasingly important to its continued success and viability.
“The Park View does not have a rear beer garden, with outdoor seating being limited to the paved terrace fronting Preston Drove.
“The jumbrellas will provide shade to the seating area from the sun in the summer months and cover from adverse weather in the winter months.
“They will provide a significant benefit to the public house year-round, making it more attractive to customers.”
Before the goal post awning went up in February 2024, the terrace had a single jumbrella, which had been given planning permission in 2008.
The goal post awning was described by planning inspector Paul Burley as “an alien feature in the townscape”.
To view the application, click here.