Application submitted for playing of music indoors and outdoors at walled garden area on Luton estate
An application has been submitted to allow the playing of music indoors and outdoors every day in the walled garden area at the Luton Hoo estate, as well as to change the opening hours of the site.
The premises licence application, submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council, applies to the grounds and marquee within the walled garden area of the estate.
The five-acre garden was designed by Capability Brown in the 1760s and was revived in the early 2000s after falling into disrepair.
The application requests an increase of the licensable area, as well as an extension to the site’s opening hours to allow it to open from 10am daily, rather than midday each day.
There is no request to change the daily closing time of the site, which is currently 12.30am.
The application also requests changing the name of the licensable activity from entertainment facility for making music to the performance of live music indoors and outdoors.
Permission is being sought to perform live music indoors and outdoors between 10am and midnight on Mondays, and between 10am and 11pm from Tuesdays to Sundays, and to play recorded music indoors and outdoors daily between 10am and 12.30am.
The final requested variation is for a change to the name of the licensable activity from entertainment facilities for dancing to the performance of dance indoors, between 10am and 12.30am daily.
A spokesperson for the Luton Hoo Estate told us: “We have an existing premises licence and are just looking to extend the area it covers to include two small neighbouring woodland areas to enable us a greater and more diverse area over which to provide events.
"We are also looking to increase the hours we are able to run events by starting them slightly earlier than we previously did.”
Members of the public have until October 19 to make a representation in relation to the application, which can be done by emailing [email protected].