Kettering Borough Council have approved a planning application for tables to be placed on the pavement outside a popular Kettering pub.
The Earl of Dalkieth, on Dalkieth Place, submitted the plans in March and the council approved them this month.
It will allow the pub, part of the JD Wetherspoon chain, to place four tables on the public footpath directly in front of the building.
Local resident and Earl of Dalkieth customer, Mick Kane
said "The smoking issue in the doorway is already a big problem, this will make it worse I fear."
Information available on the Kettering Borough Council website shows that only one member of the public had objected to the plans.
Amongst the concerns were that the footpath is not wide enough and that the decision may set a precedent for other pubs in the town.
The Development Officer, Richard Marlow, stated in his report "The proposal is located in an area with a pavement which is in excess of 5 metres in width and as such it is considered that the proposed change of use would not detrimentally impact upon the highway network."
Northamptonshire Police made no objections.
By Tom Hornbuckle
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