Villagers are divided over a pub's application for a licence to stage outdoor live music.

Kim Brockhouse has applied to West Norfolk council for permission to have "regulated entertainment" outside at The Chequers at Wimbotsham, near Downham Market.

She has agreed conditions with the council, which stipulate there would be one gig a month between April and September, with performances between 4pm and 8pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

A report to the council's licensing committee says 11 letters of objection have been received and nine in support.

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One objector said: "After 9pm we must suffer youngsters shouting, bad language, the revving of engines, car doors slamming and even the occasional fight on the village green.

"My neighbour has even discovered people urinating in their garden."

One claimed the pub had held events which were advertised as acoustic in the past, but which were not and could be heard 100yds away.

Another wrote: "As a resident of this small village, I am deeply concerned about the potential impact of this proposal on the quality of life of those who live nearby and the home values of those properties immediately adjacent to the pub."

But others supported the application. One wrote: "The Chequers is the epitome of what a country pub in Norfolk should be. 

"Welcoming, busy, great food and drink and live music at the weekends."

Another said: "I enjoy the music that they have on at the Chequers pub Wimbotsham. It helps keep the village alive, it's hard for pubs at the moment, so to have some live music bringing people to the village can only be a good thing." 

Another added: "Some of the people in the village that are complaining haven't lived here very long and others seem to have a personal vendetta against the landlady."

West Norfolk's licensing panel meets to decide the application on Thursday, June 22.