John King coments: Live music banned in Wetherspoons, Whitstable. Councils don't need the Licensing Act to ban live music for no apparent reason. They can use planning regs in any way they like. Recorded music is allowed of course....
I am not sure that the situation for recorded music (or non-amplified live music) is really made very clear from the following wording -
2. Subject to conditions relating to opening hours, restricting the hours of use of the beer garden, restricting the playing of amplified music/live music, requiring details to be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority relating to the enclosure of the beer garden, details of all new kitchen extract equipment/air conditioning units and other vents and flues.