Bosses at Poole Stadium are set to find out if they will be allowed to hold outdoor music and drive-in cinema events at the venue.

An application has been submitted to allow Poole Stadium to host up to three outdoor music events per year as well as film events at weekends and during the school holidays.

Poole Stadium Ltd has said the films would be drive-in events with no noise impact as the soundtrack would be broadcast direct to vehicles over a radio frequency audiences would tune into.

Members of BCP Council’s licensing sub-committee are due to consider the application to vary the premises for the site off Wimborne Road at a meeting on Wednesday, 31.

Two residents have submitted valid objections to the proposal.

Vivianne Callender said the noise from Poole Pirates speedway meetings was “acceptable” given the team’s following.

She went on to write: “However, the prospect of even further noise is not only unwelcome but, I feel a situation that prioritises profit over the rights of the residents in this area of Poole.”

James Malcolm described the application as “excessive”. He said he had no objection to the proposal for three music events but he opposed the drive-in film events.

“Drive-in movie events are exceptionally noisy by their very nature of hundreds of cars with their volume ramped up and their windows open.

“This would be an unacceptable noise pollution that the operatives of the films would have no volume control over. Furthermore, we would have hundreds of cars in the colder months stopping and starting their engines to keep warm with many leaving their engines running throughout the film.”

Wider concerns had been voiced over the application seeking permission for outdoor films until 2.30am and the potential impact of noise coming from the events.

In response to the objections, Dave Pheby, Poole Stadium’s general manager, said the purpose of the variation was to show films up to 11pm without losing the existing permission to show them indoors until 2.30am.

Addressing concerns over noise from drive-in films, he said: “The broadcasting of sound to cars is done by the soundtrack being broadcast by the film operator over a radio frequency that the vehicle occupants can tune their vehicles to. Therefore no audible sound is broadcast to the area and that noise is kept to a minimum.

“We have no current operator in place however we were approached during the pandemic and it seems a wasted opportunity to not have our licensing in place should a promotor approach us in the future.”

Mr Pheby said the outdoor music events would only take place on Saturdays to minimise the impact on neighbours and avoid disruption of school children’s rest.

“Our application with regards to the outdoor music is to hopefully enable us to diversify and offer the venue to promotions offering events that benefit the people of Poole,” he said.