A hearing this week will decide if changes can be made to the licence for a West Dorset farm.

Neighbours have complained that events on the site are already too noisy and go on too long – claiming any extension will be intolerable.

An application for changes to the existing premises licence has been made by Mr Charles Harris for Bredy Gate at Bredy Farm, Burton Bradstock.

Nine people have objected to the proposals –  mainly over what they fear would be noise over a longer period.

“Bredy Farm’s Pop Festivals are already too loud late at night. To extend the licensing hours for this outdoor venue is unacceptable to the residents of Burton Bradstock,” said one in a letter of objection.

Another said the site had “a long history of being an intrusive nuisance to near neighbours.”

The current licence allows for outdoor live music Friday to Sunday from mid-day until 11.45pm; recorded music outdoors from 9am until 2am Friday to Sunday; alcohol sales to continue Friday to Sunday until on the site until 1am and off sales until 2am.

Mr Harris is seeking to extend the permission to include live music every day from 11am until 11.45pm; recorded music from 9am until 11.59pm Monday to Wednesday and 9am until 2am Thursday to Monday. He is also asking for the addition of dancing outdoors from 9am until 23.59pm every day and to change the late-night refreshment to 11.59pm Tuesday to Wednesday; until 1am Thursday to Monday with off-sales until 11.59pm Tuesday to Wednesday and until 2am Thursday to Monday.

A number of conditions of the existing licence are also being requested for changed or to be removed.

A Dorset Council licensing panel will hear on Friday that there have been comments on some of the changes from environmental health, which Mr Harris has agreed to amend and planning officers have pointed out that the field currently has no permission other than for uses alternative from agriculture for up to 28 days a year, although this is a planning matter and not to be considered by the licensing panel.

Mr Harris says in his application that the changes are being sought for a variety of events to be held throughout the summer, adding that recorded music after 11.45pm will be ‘background only’.

He says that the increased hours are being requested to cater for potential weekday events including food fairs, car rallies and owners clubs, some of which may include camping when there will be security staff on site around the clock.

Said Mr Harris is his licence application: “We will continue to work alongside environmental health, licensing and the police to ensure the events are managed properly and do not become a public nuisance.”

He says that over the years the site has introduced a number of measures to reduce sound travel and is constantly considering further measures.