A BID has been launched to extend the opening hours of a Bournemouth Wetherspoon pub.

The national pub company wants permission from BCP Council to allow The Parkstone and Heatherlands in Wimborne Road, Winton, to close at midnight, with last orders at 11.30pm.

At present the venue shuts at 11pm every day of the week.

JD Wetherspoon previously applied for this extension 10 years ago but this application was rejected by Bournemouth Borough Council.

The firm has come back with a fresh bid to the local authority, with it saying customers have requested a later closing time.

A JD Wetherspoon spokesperson said: “A planning application has been made in respect of the company’s Parkstone and Heatherlands pub in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, to allow the pub to remain open until midnight with last orders at 11.30pm. This is in response to requests from customers and to allow us to offer an enhanced facility to the local community.

“We believe that the concerns of those local residents and businesses that previously opposed to the application in 2012 can be addressed. The company has also commissioned a detailed acoustic survey, which returned positive results.

“Of course the council will decide the application but we are confident that an additional hour of opening will not cause a disturbance to our neighbours.”

The 2012 scheme was rejected as it was concluded that the extension of the opening hours would result in unacceptable harm in terms of noise and disturbance on the living conditions of nearby residents.

A statement submitted by planning consultants nineteen47 for the new application said there was limited technical evidence at the time to demonstrate whether there would be any noise impact as a result of closing later.

The statement said: “The results of the noise measurement survey confirms that the noise environment at the nearby sensitive receptor locations is controlled by road traffic noise on Wimborne Road and general street activity. During the current late trading hours between 10pm and 11pm, patrons entering and leaving are generally only audible during lulls in traffic.

“Any adverse change in measured ambient noise levels at the nearby residential receptor locations between 10pm to 11pm and 11pm and 12am is no greater than, which as mentioned previously, may be attributed to a gradual reduction in traffic on Wimborne Road.

“As such, the noise impact associated with extending the existing trading hours at the premises to 12am, is expected to be low.”