Scores of people have objected to a music festival being held on an airfield later this year.

Hypnosis Events has applied for a licence to hold a four-day event at Perranporth Airfield.

The application is set to go before Cornwall Council’s licensing act sub-committee next week after 63 people lodged objections. Many are from local residents who say that the site is unsuitable for the event.

Under the proposals Hypnosis Events wants to hold a four-day dance music festival at the airfield. The event would see music played until 1am although the application states that noise levels would be reduced after 11pm.

Next week’s licensing committee will have to consider 123 pages of objections from people who say that the event could pose a risk to public safety as well as causing noise nuisance to people living nearby. Several objectors highlight that there are already a number of music events held in the local area and say that there is no need for another one.

In addition, some objectors highlight that there is a planning restriction in place on the airfield which restricts the number of vehicle movements at the site to no more than 70 a day. They claim that this alone should prevent the event from being held. However, officers have stated that this would be a planning matter and that the licensing committee can only consider issues related to licensing.

Samantha Boston, a Perranporth resident and Perranzabuloe parish councillor, states in her objection: “Perranporth and the surrounding area already hosts several festivals throughout the year including Tunes in the Dunes, Bands in the Sands, the Healey’s Cyder festival and others. There is no requirement for an additional festival of this size and capacity in the area.”

Roger Bull from Perranporth said: “This area is in extremely close proximity to the clifftop and the terrain is very rugged and in many areas quite precipitous. The idea of up to 7,500 revellers close to this area is nothing short of extreme negligence.

"The applicants, who are not locally based, obviously have no comprehension of the possible dangers. Without doubt, if granted, this will attract many youngsters who have little or no idea of the dangers within the area.”

Dr Graham Campbell, from Perranporth, was concerned about crime and disorder, stating: “We are concerned about a large-scale event such as this bringing more crime into the area, including drugs. We feel Perranporth has developed a fantastic family community in recent years, swaying us to move to the area four years ago.

"It would be a shame to push out families such as ours because of an increase in crime and drugs during the summer months, which are already chaotic.”

Peter and Carla Jennings from St Agnes state: “We’d like it to be known that we hugely disagree with this application as it will cause a public nuisance unbearable for the local residents going about their daily business and unreasonable for holidaymakers to be subjected to such a large amount of traffic and noise whilst on vacation in a very picturesque, peaceful area.”

Adrian Keatley said he “strongly objects” to the event adding: “It is with great sadness that yet again individuals put financial greed before the wellbeing of the countryside and its very vulnerable inhabitants. Long standing residents and wildlife will yet again have to suffer purely for the unnecessary vile actions of self-obsessed profit-making excuses for the human race.”

The licensing application will be considered by Cornwall Council’s licensing act sub committee when it meets online on Wednesday January 25.