Chester cocktail bar Slug and Lettuce set for 'refresh' as plans lodged
The Bridge Street venue wants to 'enhance its customer offer and attraction'
What the venue would look like after the 'refresh'(Image: Planning application)
A popular Chester city centre cocktail bar is set to undergo a "refresh". The Slug and Lettuce on Bridge Street wants to revamp the outside of the Grade II listed venue with new signage, planters and awnings.
Both listed building and advertisement consent planning applications have been submitted to Cheshire West and Chester Council. The venue has been a mainstay of the city hospitality scene for more than 20 years.
In a planning statement, submitted on its behalf, it reads: "The application proposal is for replacement signage at 44 Bridge Street. As with all commercial hospitality and leisure facilities such as this, the applicant needs to continually refresh and enhance its customer offer and attraction at this public house, in order to remain commercially viable and the application proposals should be considered within this context.
"The continued commercial viability of these commercial hospitality and leisure premises ensures the continuing maintenance and upkeep of this listed building for a publicly accessible use. The change in signage is subtle and appropriate."
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