New laws should be introduced to make it harder for pubs to be demolished or converted into shops, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) says.
On average around 31 pubs are closing every week this year - a rise of five a week on 2013.
The group said it was "perverse" that pubs could be demolished or converted without council planning permission and has called for a change in the law.
The government said councils already had powers available to protect pubs.
Under planning laws introduced in England and Wales in 1995, pubs can be turned into shops, supermarkets or a number of other businesses without planning permission from local authorities.
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