PLANS to build a beer garden and a roof terrace at a Trowbridge pub have been temporarily withdrawn but the application is not dead and buried.

JD Wetherspoon Ltd is looking to enhance the Albany Palace pub, off Trowbridge Park, by building a beer garden in an enclosed ground floor courtyard and a roof terrace on the floor above.

However, the national chain withdrew its proposal, which it submitted in March, as nearby residents raised concerns about it being too noisy and that it would encroach on their privacy.

In the coming weeks, an acoustic report will be carried out to try and address these concerns and a new application will be submitted as well.

Park road resident, Sarah Hunt, said: “I am against it because of the noise and it would destroy our privacy. If I was looking to move in here and these plans got approved, I would look elsewhere. I am not happy to hear that they may return.” Fellow resident David Plumber said: “I don;’t think this is a good idea. Pub goers will be out late at night, the smoke will rise up to the residents. There are children above my floor so I am concerned for their privacy.”

Emma Evans added: “I am not particularly chuffed with the plans. But if they can make it more soundproof and not overlook homes, that would be alright.”

Senior Environmental Health Officer at Environmental Protection, Vicky Brown, wrote in a report that Wetherspoon should propose the amount of hours the roof terrace would be used, evidence to show how noise escaping from the roof terrace will be controlled and minimised and to use an acoustic consultant for guidance.

Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “As there were some objections to the plans on the grounds of noise, we felt it was right to have an acoustic report done, which we could submit to the council. We decided to withdraw the original plan and resubmit in due course with the acoustic report.

“We are still as keen as ever, subject to planning approval, to undertake the work at the pub.”

Wiltshire Police’s crime prevention design advisor, Amanda Clarke, wrote: “I would ask that a condition be attached to any permitted additional licensed areas that all new areas of the premises be covered by a CCTV system which is acceptable by Wiltshire Police. This condition would assist in the prevention of crime and the detection of offenders if crime is committed.”