MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council have granted a temporary premises licence for the National Eisteddfod at Abergavenny despite objections from a resident.
The application requested permission to supply alcohol across and broadcast recorded music between specific times across the festival's three sites from July 28 to August 6.
The licensing committee heard from representatives from the festival and Roderick Jones, a local resident who objected to the licensing proposal.
Mr Jones had raised concerns of public nuisance concerning about noise levels at the fringe music festival site Maes B.
A representative of the festival told the committee that acoustic consultants and sound engineers will be onsite during the festival to ensure noise is kept to an acceptable level.
Mr Jones also believed that the site's close proximity to a river and the fact that many visitors will be inebriated could lead to safety violations.
There were also concerns about the footpath from Maes B to the main Maes being overcrowded with people walking back to the caravan site.
Addressing the council, Mr Jones added: "If you do give a licence you should remove the alcohol licence so that at least people will be sober if there's a thunderstorm and they have to evacuate."
A spokesman for the Eisteddfod told the council that refusing the application would show a lack of faith in their officers that had been involved in the festival process for many years.
He said: "I would find it odd if you thought there was a need to restrict the licence when your own experts say the plans that will be in place are sufficient."
The council also heard from another representative of the festival told the committee that acoustic consultants and sound engineers will be onsite during the festival to ensure noise is kept to an acceptable level.
After a period of deliberation, Cllrs Linda Guppy, Jim Higginson and Dave Evans approved the application.
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