Cumbria police are objecting to plans in Bowness-on-Windermere for a new bar amid residents’ complaints about antisocial behaviour – but some don’t see a problem

Even on a weekday afternoon, at the very tail end of the summer, Bowness-on-Windermere is bustling with life; outside the town’s pubs and bars, drinkers are sipping crisp pints of lager and glasses of sparkling wine, in the warm September sun.

This Cumbrian town has been a tourist destination since the 19th century but in recent years it has become even more popular.