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Heated debate over pub smoking shelter
5:30am Tuesday 11th September 2007
Comments (6)PLANS to add a smoking shelter to a Ringwood pub may be stubbed out by district council planning chiefs, despite getting the thumbs up from the town council.
Finn McCouls has applied to build an outdoor shelter for smokers on the back of its grade II listed pub in Market Square.
Ringwood Town Council backed plans for the dining area, a covered walkway, and patio doors from the main building.
However, New Forest District Council, which has the final say on development, said the plans would cause "significant harm" to the listed building and recommended that the planning committee refuse the application at a special meeting tomorrow.
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Adrian Smith, Southampton says...
10:27am Tue 11 Sep 07
roadrunner wrote:The Government didn't think through their plans very well. Looking forward we now have leper colonies gathering outside buildings instead of in dedicated areas/rooms "on campus".
If the law states no smoking in public places, do these shelters come within the law or not? Or is mamby pamby britain being its usual non committal self?
Bellmoor school is an example of where the problem moved from a smoking room (away from the students) to large groups of teachers now standing outside the main gates every break time. Something similar has happened at the General hospital as well.
I am very much an anti-smoker but never supported these new laws. The system was working very well before.
Mr x, southampton says...
11:50am Tue 11 Sep 07
roadrunner wrote:as far as im aware, as long as the shelter is not more than 50% enclosed its legal. although ive had to stand in the cold and rain because i don't smoke and found inside a pub to be unbearable and there were no shelters for people like me. they will never give up if you make it to comfortable for them.
If the law states no smoking in public places, do these shelters come within the law or not? Or is mamby pamby britain being its usual non committal self?
gorf, soton says...
12:15pm Tue 11 Sep 07
hmm, says...
1:30pm Tue 11 Sep 07
gorf wrote:a sphere shaped build with a door would work :)
as long as there is not 3 sides to it its not classed as enclosed
King Mush, Woolston says...
8:29pm Tue 11 Sep 07
"a sphere shaped build with a door would work"
A coffin shape would be more appropriate
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roadrunner, dorset says...
8:46am Tue 11 Sep 07