Pub decking approved despite neighbours’ complaints of ‘unbearable’ noise

Euxton Mills Hotel, on Chorley Road, created the canopy-covered facility in a corner of its car park when lockdown-era restrictions meant that an outdoor seating area was required.

However, the hostelry will no longer be able to use the space for live or recorded music after getting the nod to make it a permanent feature from Chorley Council’s planning committee.

The pub’s landlord, Paul Bowker, told committee members that he…