Wetherspoons granted permission to place permanent beer garden on George Square

A Wetherspoon pub in Glasgow’s George Square has been granted permission to make its beer garden permanent.

Outdoor areas have been open at the Counting House under occasional licences, initially granted during the pandemic to allow firms to trade.

Bosses at the bar chain asked the city’s Licensing Board to vary their licence, so tables and chairs outside the venue can become full-time fixtures.

And, despite one objection from a neighbouring business, board members agreed to the change.

Archie MacIver, representing the pub, said: “During the covid period, there were licences granted for outside areas and Wetherspoons has come before you today to try to make those occasional grants permanent.”

He added: “Wetherspoons operate hundreds of premises throughout the UK and in Scotland, virtually all of them have outside areas, they are very experienced in managing them.”