Hearing to be held over plans for live music at former Featherstone Rovers ground
There's an application to stage concerts at Millennium Stadium
A hearing is be held over plans to stage live music at Featherstone Rovers’ rugby league ground following a noise complaint.
Wakefield Council has received an application for a premises licence at the Millennium Stadium, on Post Office Road.
The application, submitted last month by Rovers 2026 Ltd, seeks permission to stage live music, indoors and outdoors, from noon to 11pm daily.
The club also wants to supply alcohol at the premises from 10am to midnight, Monday to Saturday, and from 10am to 11pm on Sundays.
A council licensing sub-committee hearing has been scheduled for March 4 after a resident living near to the sports ground lodged an objection.
The statement said: “The Millennium Stadium is in a residential area and the thought that loud music could potentially be played outdoors for 11 or 12 hours, seven days a week, is appalling.
“This would mean that people living in Post Office Road and the roads off it may be unable to enjoy their own gardens in the summer months or even have the windows open.”
The resident said previous events held at the stadium had created a disturbance.
They added: “There is already an amount of alcohol-fuelled vandalism in and around Colliers Court.
“Any extension to licensed premises or licensing hours will only make this worse.”
Documents submitted on behalf of the applicant said CCTV was installed on the premises to prevent crime and disorder.
It also said staff were trained in drug awareness and proof of age policies and door supervisors would be employed “when necessary.”
The application added: “There are signs in the venue asking people to leave the venue quietly and respectfully.”