A Bamber Bridge pub has applied for planning permission for an outdoor area.
Plans submitted for The Hospital Inn in Brindle Road involve three new timber dining huts and a service bar to the rear garden.
The application, which has been submitted to South Ribble Borough Council, is yet to be scheduled for discussion.
In the roadmap out of lockdown, outdoor areas of pubs will open from no earlier than 12 April, and there will be no need to order a substantial meal with alcohol.
Read more: A full run down of what can and can’t open in Preston and Lancashire on April 12
The earliest indoor hospitality venues will be allowed to open is 17 May, and all restrictions eased no earlier than the 21 June.
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