NOISE fears have been raised over plans for a Derby brewery to begin holding outdoor events with music.
But one of the owners of Derventio Brewery, in Darley Abbey, has moved to reassure local people that it will not be a problem.
Derby City Council will decide, at a hearing on Wednesday, if the plans will get the go-ahead.
The brewery already holds indoor functions at its venue in Long Mill, Darley Abbey Mills.
But it is moving to another building on the mills site as Long Mill is to undergo a major revamp.
One of the owners, John Baldock, said the application for a premises licence at the new venue includes "outside events" for the first time.
The application is for the sale of alcohol, off and on the premises, regulated entertainment indoors and outdoors and the "provision of late night refreshment".
If successful, live and recorded music could be played from 6pm to 11pm, Monday to Friday, 11am to 11pm on Saturdays, and 11am to 10.30pm on Sundays.
Betty Greenhough, who lives in of Haslam's Lane, bear to the brewery, said: "During the summer I will not be able to sit in my garden without the possibility of entertainment sessions, which in some cases the live music could be outdoors on their forecourt, and will invade my privacy."
And Faye Jones, of Haslam's Lane, added that "Mill Yard and the adjacent river corridor act like sound-boxes and music/noise is transmitted over quite a large area, affecting both local residents and the wider community".
Janet Dean, 62, who lives in Bank View Road, Darley Abbey, and is on the management committee of Friends of Darley Open Spaces, said the plans were not right for a residential area.
She said: "I think that noise will carry across the river to the house there and also to the homes near the rugby club.
"I'm happy for the brewery but not the outdoor part."
Mr Baldock said he would accept a list of conditions proposed by the city council, which includes a point that the premises licence holder must take "immediate action" if noise levels are found to be excessive.
Under the conditions, a minimum of seven days' notice of plans to hold events outside the premises would also need to be given.
Mr Baldock said: "We are more restricted now in terms of the size of the facility so we are saying we want to hold outdoor events.
"We will control the music and monitor it.
"We've had nothing from environmental health to say there's a problem with the application."
He said the outdoor option would only be for "pre-booked functions and events".
The council's general licensing sub-committee will make a decision on the application on Wednesday.
