The Hellfire Caves in West Wycombe have been granted permission to sell alcohol until 11pm after being criticised by neighbours and police.

The decision was made after councillors agreed on conditions earlier this month.

Bosses at Hellfire Caves, a 160-year-old attraction, can now supply alcohol on and off the premises as well as provision of live music from 11am to 11pm.

The application also allows permission to play films and recorded music during the same hours.

Hellfire Caves offered up a number of conditions prior application process, including a CCTV system covering the cafe, courtyard and throughout the premises.

However, Thames Valley Police were not satisfied with the initial conditions and agreed on several others with Hellfire Caves ahead of the meeting where councillors discussed the application.

Among the agreed conditions are staff training for alcohol sales an incident log and notices asking customers to leave the premises quickly and quietly.

Andy Dean, the licensing officer for Thames Valley Police in Wycombe and South Oxfordshire, said in a written objection: "Thames Valley Police feel that the conditions offered do not meet the standards as required by us.

“I have consulted with the applicants and have agreed the attached list of conditions to be added to the licence if it were granted."

Buckinghamshire Council received a number of objections from neighbours with concerns over drug use, vandalism and other anti-social behaviour raised.

Chris Hathaway, who lives nearby, wrote: "At night this area is quiet and any activity at the Caves is dramatically disturbing to residents.

"Therefore the prospect of intrusive noise into the late evening or early hours from an unlimited number of events which is what the licence will allow will fundamentally change the nature of our residential environment.

"Guests arriving and leaving the venue by car or coach park hard against our north walls with hooting and shouting between drivers and event guests especially late at night or early morning.

"We have had our garden wall demolished and numerous bumps into our house wall from vehicles leaving the car park and adding alcohol to the equation is likely to add to the number of such incidents."

Nicola Hannam and Nick Phillips also wrote it, adding: "Music and entertainment in the outdoor areas is audible from our home and impinges on our right to 'peaceful enjoyment of our possessions'.

"We would wish to see a requirement that any music, or entertainment, be indoors only.

"West Wycombe hill suffers from anti-social behaviour with the police often called to noisy motorbike and car racing, and drug taking.

"A licensed premise in the vicinity has the potential to exacerbate the problem."