Torridge councillors have decided against putting rigid restrictions on a new live music bar they have approved in a popular coastal resort in a bid to maximise its success.

They said a 45 decibel (dB) noise limit at the site boundary, which equates to quiet library noise, was “ridiculously low” for Guillemot Gardens at Golf Links Road in Westward Ho! which already operates as a drinking venue.

And they disagreed with their environmental protection team about restricting music events to two days a week, saying they could take place anytime between the hours of 11am and 11pm.

Applicant Alan Smith was applying to Torridge District Council for retrospective permission for a new bar and storage building, pergolas and proposed band stand shelter and associated works at the site on the seaf

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