A new “pop-up” restaurant has been granted a licence for a premises at a former abattoir in Bath.

It is the latest culinary venture by the Walcot Group, which runs Walcot House and Green Street Butchers in Bath, which was once an abattoir, is now a production kitchen for the owner’s local restaurants.

An application to secure an alcohol licence for the site states: “It benefits from an enclosed external courtyard which is drenched in sunshine during the summer months. We wish to utilise this space by providing a licensed ‘pop-up restaurant’ with pizza oven, grill, and bar.”

The group applied for a licence to sell alcohol on the premises up until 10pm every day, planning to close at 10.15pm.

But speaking to object to the proposed licence before Bath and North East Somerset Council’s licensing sub-committee, neighbour Emma Sinden said that the street was almost completely residential and about 80 per cent of the houses had young children.

But agent for the applicants, Terrill Wolyn, said: “They are responsible applicants who have invested in their premises and their staff. They have a positive impact on the communities they serve.”

Members of the licensing subcommittee agreed to grant the licence as applied for.