Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom beer garden upgrade approved

The Eagle and Child, on Whalley Road, asked Bury Council for lawful consent to install the large structure in its outdoor seating area.

Planning papers said it is similar to a cabin and can be “erected and taken down within a day”.

Drawings show the upgrade will be metal, have windows, and is listed as a “flat pack” facility.

The planning documents say: “Lawful development certificate for proposed provision of a moveable structure within the pub beer garden.

“The moveable structure is less than 50 sq m in size and does not exceed two metres in height. It is not within two metres of a boundary with a residential property.

“The structure is not fixed to the ground but held in place by its own weight. The structure can be erected and taken down within the day.”

No further details were set out about the purpose of the structure when plans were first submitted in April.

Thwaites, which runs the venue, was contacted for more information last month but did not provide a statement.

However, Bury Council has now approved the application in a decision posted on May 14.

In its assessment, the council said: “The proposed structure will not be fixed to the ground in any way but sited on the existing flagged patio and held in place by its own weight.

“It is therefore not physically attached to anything and is therefore by definition ‘moveable’ in planning terms.

“With regards to its assembly, the structure comes flat-packed and in a series of pieces.

“It is then slotted and bolted together on site. Both its assembly and dismantling can be completed in a day.

“With regard to the information submitted, the proposed structure meets the planning definition of a ‘moveable structure’ based on the tests established in case law and planning appeals.”