THE company behind a failed bid for a "festival-style" campsite during the Olympics will have its new bid for a licence decided tomorrow (Thursday May 31).

Big Events Camping Ltd (BEC) wanted to run a camp, bar and live entertainment for up to 6,000 people at Low Hall Sports Ground in Walthamstow during the Games but had its application rejected by the council in April.

Residents and councillors objected over fears that the camp would be disruptive, noisy and encourage crime.

BEC appealed and has now resubmitted slightly scaled-back plans.

A new panel of councillors on its licensing sub-committee will meet at Waltham Forest Town Hall tomorrow evening to decide on the revised proposals.

The firm's bid to have permission for late-night refreshments, recorded music until 11pm and alcohol sales until 11pm for the three weeks remains largely unchanged.

But BEC has pledged to limit the capacity of the licensed bar area to 1,000, along with scrapping its "EAT" and "See Hear Do" festivals during the week.

Plans for a big outdoor screen showing the Olympics have also been reportedly axed, although a "large screen" is still advertised on the firm's website.

However the council report on the revised licence is unclear on several points.

It contains no mention of permission for live music, except to state that such performances "will not be held during the week".

The issue of the festival-style events at weekends is not mentioned, nor is transport plans, children's safety and the impact on parking, despite these being some of the reasons why councillors rejected the previous application.

Last year the council secretly signed a contract to lease the land to BEC, hoping that a share of the profits from the deal would help pay the estimated £1.5million bill for its 'Big 6' series of events to celebrate the Olympics.

The campsite can still go ahead without a licence but alcohol sales and entertainment would not be allowed.

BEC has always insisted the campsite will be safe and family-friendly.

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