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Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars

Communities and town centres across the UK are set to benefit from a wave of new cafes, bars, music venues and outdoor dining options, as the 바카라 사이트 slashes red tape to breathe new life into the high street.

  • 바카라 사이트 to overhaul planning and licensing rules to make it quicker and easier for new cafes, bars and music venues to open in place of disused shops.
  • New 바카라 사이트hospitality zones바카라 사이트 will fast-track permissions for alfresco dining, pubs, bars and street parties.
  • Reforms will also protect long-standing venues from noise complaints by new developments.
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Communities and town centres across the UK are set to benefit from a wave of new cafes, bars, music venues and outdoor dining options, as the 바카라 사이트 slashes red tape to breathe new life into the high street.

The government will introduce a new National Licensing Policy Framework, which will modernise outdated planning and licensing rules바카라 사이트cutting the cost, complexity, and time it takes to open and operate hospitality venues, and helping small businesses grow and communities reconnect.

The reforms will make it easier to convert disused shops into hospitality venues, and protect long-standing pubs, clubs, and music venues from noise complaints by new developments 바카라 사이트 ensuring the buzz of the high street can thrive without being silenced.

As part of this, the 바카라 사이트 will introduce the 바카라 사이트Agent of Change바카라 사이트 principle into national planning and licensing policy 바카라 사이트 meaning developers will be responsible for soundproofing their buildings if they choose to build near existing pubs, clubs or music venues.

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The new National Licensing Policy Framework will streamline and standardise the process for securing planning permission and licences, removing the patchwork of local rules that currently delay or deter small businesses from opening. This means that entrepreneurs looking to turn empty shops into cafes, bars or music venues will face fewer forms, faster decisions, and lower costs.

This transformation is already underway through the High Street Rental Auction Scheme, which gives councils the power to auction off leases for commercial properties that have been vacant for over a year바카라 사이트bringing empty shops back into use and turning them into vibrant community hubs where people can enjoy a meal, drink, or night out.

The plans come ahead of the launch of the 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트s Small Business Plan which will deliver on the Plan for Change by setting out further steps to unlock the full potential of the UK바카라 사이트s 5.5 million SMEs 바카라 사이트 who collectively contribute £2.8 trillion in turnover and provide 60% of all private sector jobs.

Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said:

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said:

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Craig Beaumont, Executive Director at the Federation of Small Businesses, said: 

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All these plans, subject to an initial Call for Evidence in due course, will be delivered as soon as possible as part of the 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트s commitment to reduce the administrative costs of regulation by at least 25%.

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Published 26 July 2025