‘It won’t be Glastonbury’, promises an Isle of Wight holiday park after its entertainment licence was extended.
The approval came despite neighbours’ concerns over the potential ‘racket’ created.
The Isle of Wight Council has approved Parkdean Resorts’ application to increase the times it can show films, play music, serve late-night refreshments and sell alcohol at its Thorness Bay location.
Speaking at a meeting of the council’s licensing sub-committee, a representative from the holiday park said the variation would smooth the way to it providing more regular low-level, light, family entertainment.
Not all of the request was granted, however, with concerns over the noise levels created at wrestling and boxing events leading the committee to keep the times permitted for those activities to remain the same.
Other conditions of the licence mean Thorness Bay will have to close its horsebox bar at 10pm, supply a noise management plan and display contact details neighbours can call if they have an issue with noise.
The new hours would also only be permitted from the third week before Good Friday, every year, until the end of October — capitalising on the school holidays.
It was said it would allow flexibility for the holiday park to provide outdoor entertainment.
Concerns had previously been raised by neighbours about noise, nuisance and the adverse effects “15 hours of racket every day” neighbours and local businesses would experience.
The objectors were not present at the meeting but had been talking to officers about compromises they would be happy to accept.
The Parkdean representatives said they had not had one noise complaint in the last ten years and if there were any crime or disorder issues they would have expected to see the police object to the application.
They said they were not looking to host swathes of people, nor Glastonbury-style entertainment, and would not want to annoy any guests or residents of Thorness Bay with continued noise nuisance.
The noise management plan had been suggested by Parkdean and they hoped that would indicate how serious they were at dealing with noise complaints.
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