A North Tyneside supermarket has been given the go-ahead to sell booze round the clock.
Morrisons, on Preston North Road, in Tynemouth, was granted permission to sell alcohol 24 hours a day.
It was also given a "late-night refreshment" licence, which would allow it to serve hot food and drink between 11pm and 5am.
Previously the supermarket was allowed to sell alcohol between 6am and midnight.
However, North Tyneside Council's environmental health department objected to the proposals, saying they would be noisy.
A report from environmental health officer Claire Wilson said extra noise from the store, which currently closes at 10pm, would affect residents on nearby Ashford Close and Bishopbourne Court.
She wrote: "The variation of hours to permit 24-hour sales of alcohol will result in increased noise in the area associated with noise from customers visiting the store and potential noise from delivery operations if an extended delivery service is provided.
"Noise will arise from vehicles using the car park, loud voices of customers and clatter and bangs from trolleys and the slamming of car doors and car boots."
This was backed up by a concerned resident, who claimed that the supermarket and neighbouring premises are already causing a "litany of problems".
They also raised concerns about noise, cooking smells and extra traffic.
Another resident wrote: "From a health perspective there is a concern of alcohol being available 24/7 and the associated risks and health concerns that can bring."
Despite this, the council's licensing committee approved the proposals on December 17.
However, it imposed a range of conditions on the store. Between midnight and 6am a minimum of one security industry-approved person has to be on duty at the premises, their responsibilities will include: -
• Monitoring persons entering and leaving the premises
• Regularly monitoring the external areas of the premises within the direct control of the Licence Holder including the car park,
• Preventing excessive noise in the external areas of the premises under the direct control of the Licence Holder such as customers playing loud music, shouting or any other activity that generates excessive amounts of noise.
Finally, the café area of the Premises has to be closed to the public between 11pm and 5am.
