Grant of a Pavement Café Licence For Harbour Bar Portrush - Deferred

This evening, councillors on the Environmental Services Committee deferred the decision to approve or refuse the application for a Pavement Café Licence at the Harbour Bar & Bistro, Portrush.  

The move comes as the Department Of Infrastructure objects to the licence on the grounds that there is insufficient footway to allow pedestrians/wheelchair users etc, to safely pass without having to move onto the carriageway. 

A guidance document outlines that the minimum maintained footway width should be 2.0m in areas of high pedestrian activity.

The proposed 1.0m maintained footway is not adequate to allow pedestrians/wheelchair users etc, to safely pass without having to move onto the carriageway.