A POPULAR live music event has been granted permission to set up in Victoria Park despite locals raising concerns.

The Immersive Group, which runs Salisbury Live, was granted a premises licence for the park on April 25.

This allows the organisers to put on outdoor live or recorded music and sell alcohol between 10am to 10.30pm from Monday to Sunday.

However, the group would have to apply for further permission, with event and noise management plans, if it wanted to arrange Salisbury Live at Victoria Park.

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The licence was granted under several conditions which state that no more than five events can be held in one year and these are limited to one-day events, not to be held on consecutive days.

Alcohol sales, live and recorded music must end no later than 10.30pm and all drinks must be served in non-glass cups.

A notice with contact details of the named person of responsibility is to be displayed during events.

While the Journal understands there are currently no officially submitted plans for Salisbury Live in Victoria Park, organisers estimate around 1,000 people would attend and it would be for ticket holders only.

At a Licensing Sub Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 25, a handful of residents expressed concerns about the potential public and noise nuisance from the event.

They also raised the point of parking being a problem in the surrounding area but the sub-committee was unable to consider issues relating to highways and parking.

Salisbury Journal: The Licensing Sub Committee meeting was held in Salisbury's Old Fire Station.The Licensing Sub Committee meeting was held in Salisbury's Old Fire Station. (Image: Salisbury Journal)

One resident spoke about the possibility of damage to plants and young trees in the park, however, the Immersive Group has agreed to a financial deposit with SCC to cover any costs to replace damaged plants.

Ultimately the Licensing Sub Committee noted the concerns and decided to restrict the licence to allow five one-day events per year and introduce the 10.30pm cut-off time.

A spokesperson for the sub committee said: "The Sub Committee heard no evidence that the Applicant would fail to promote the licensing objectives, with information suggesting that the Applicant had a history of good management at previous events around the city, a good working relationship with the local Police Teams, cooperation and liaison between Environmental Health and with the Licensing Authority.

"These points all indicated that the Licensing Objectives would be upheld if the Licence was granted."

Director Dave Hancock, from the Immersive Group, previously said the proposed football pitch site would be the "perfect" place to host Salisbury Live.

He added: "Victoria Park has not been used like this for some time and we think it is a great space."