A country park has revealed major plans to host events for more than a thousands people with live music, films, food and drink.
Dinton Pastures Country Park in Hurst, Wokingham, has applied for a premises licence at Wokingham Borough Council.
It comes after the authority recently announced the site was becoming a licensed wedding venue.
Councillors are set to decide whether the licence can be granted after a neighbour objected to the scheme.
Managers of the 350-acre site want to be open from 6am to 11pm, selling alcohol, playing live music, films, plays and dance performances from 10am.
These would be used on an ad-hoc basis for events and festivals, management told the council.
Dinton Pastures currently has cafes and an activity centre which is used by members of the public, for commercial and private functions and large-scale events and festivals.
Events could exceed 999 people in attendance, for which a safety, traffic, noise and security management plan would be shared with the council three months in advance.
Details submitted to the council outline that plays ‘will not be on a regular basis’.
The park will work with an external provider for outdoor cinemas, where food and drinks would be sold.
Late night use of the coffee house and coffee deck would be provided, with food trucks and mobile bars.
Park management say they will prevent public nuisance by ‘restricting the hours of outside entertainment’ wit speakers facing away from residential areas.
Signs will also be put in place asking people to leave quietly.
Staff members will undergo safeguard training and DBS checks, and a Challenge 25 policy will be in place.
But a neighbour to the park has objected to the plans, arguing they would be ‘directly and significantly affected’ by the proposed activities.
Mr Jean Pierre Kloppers wrote: “Given the location of my home within the park, the noise generated from amplified music (both live and recorded), performances and large gatherings would inevitably lead to significant noise nuisance.
“This would detrimentally affect the peaceful enjoyment of my home, particularly during evenings and weekends when residents expect a degree of tranquillity.”
Mr Kloppers further stated the events could impact access to his home and wider road safety within the site.
The neighbour further warned that the sale of alcohol could lead to members of the public becoming ‘disoriented’ on the grounds and trespassing on his property.
Wokingham Borough Council’s licensing and appeals sub-committee will make a final decision on Tuesday, July 1.
