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'Stadium experience' Pub's plans for outside screenings approved
Bristol Post
|January 09, 2026
A STOKE Gifford pub has won the right to install an external bar and play films and live music outside as part of a major £396,000 refurbishment.
But a solicitor for Baileys Court Inn insisted it would remain firmly rooted in the community and would not simply be a sports bar despite a transformation into a 'Grandstand' venue with huge new screens and sound systems to give fans a 'stadium experience'.
Bradley Stoke Town Council objected to pub operator Marston's application to vary its premises licence conditions.
However, it was granted by South Gloucestershire Council licensing subcommittee on Wednesday.
Solicitor Michelle Hazlewood, representing the pub, branded the objections as "speculation, fear, and unsubstantiated".
She told the hearing: "People have said this is going to be a sports bar.
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