A Bolton pub's plan for an outdoor bar in its beer garden is up for consideration by the council.

The Stork Tavern on Halliwell Road applied for an alcohol licence from the council on April 25.

The pub's plan is for an outdoor bar to be allowed to sell alcohol until 10pm every day of the week in addition to the indoor bar which is already allowed to sell alcohol until midnight.

The application is up for consideration by a Licensing Sub-Committee at the town hall next week.

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The application said: "Whilst the outside area is used for the consumption of alcohol the applicant proposes to open in the outside area a purpose-built bar to cater for these customers. 

"This is in addition to the current licence to cover the current licensable area."

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The beer garden, which was a bowling green, is one of the biggest anywhere in the town according to the website of The Stork Tavern.

It is surrounded on three sides and, although there are no objections from residents, there is one objection from Environmental Health.

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Katherine King, an Environmental Health Officer, said: "This application area is bounded on three sides by residential properties, some of which are within five metres of this application area. It is an outdoor area which the applicant stated has a capacity of 200 people. The applicant requested the supply of alcohol in this area until 10pm with the area open until 10.30pm.

"Due to the proximity of the residential premises it will be difficult for the applicant to control noise from the proposed use to a level not to cause a public nuisance to the residential premises."

Separately, there is an investigation into The Stork Tavern over an alleged breach of planning permission over the outdoor bar, which is already built.

A report to the Licensing Sub-Committee said some of the issues in the investigation into The Stork Tavern are "anti-social behaviour" and "drug use".

The council is asking the pub to apply for planning permission.

The Licensing Sub-Committee is at the town hall on Wednesday.

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.