The licence of a Hampshire music festival will finally be reviewed by councillors after it was postponed at the end of last year.

Boomtown's premises licence will be discussed on Thursday.

As previously reported, its licence had been due to be reviewed last November after an application was submitted by the police concerned at the death of a 22-year-old man who was attending the festival.

However, the police withdrew the application just before the meeting, with the sub-committee deciding to postpone a decision, despite the presence of members of the public who had supported the police stance.

This latest review will instead consider the views from 17 members of the public, with several complaining about noise levels.

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This latest review will instead consider the views from 17 members of the public who submitted representations as part of the police’s review application, with several complaining about noise levels.

Sue Herdman, of Cheriton, wrote: “I have personally never attended the festival but the people who I have spoken to who have, have been shocked at the blatant use of drugs in plain sight of other festival goers. It seems strange that the law is not followed or enforced just because the event is taking place in the countryside and not within a permanent building.

“The amplified music noise from Boomtown travels for miles in all directions. It is unreasonable to allow music to continue until 4am in the morning just because the event is held in the countryside. This would never be allowed in an urban area and it is unreasonable to expect rural residents to put up with it.”

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David Pain, also of Cheriton, said: “The Boomtown music festival has had a reputation for several years of being ‘soft’ on unlawful drugs and the recent fatality of a 22-year-old man is but the most recent as there have been several others in preceding years to which reference was made by the Police in their application for review.

“I can see no reason why residents in the rural parts of Winchester District should be expected to suffer noise nuisance so late at night as this undermines the Licensing Objective “Prevention of Public Nuisance”. If the licence is allowed to continue I request that the noise conditions are amended so that amplified live and recorded music ceases at either 11pm or midnight on all nights.”

David Templeman, of Hinton Ampner, said: “It is well past time for redress.

“The current situation is both intolerable and very annoying and I most urgently urge that, if the licence is allowed to continue, it should be amended such that amplified music ceases at either 11pm or midnight on all nights.”

Boomtown has been contacted for comment.