A BBC executive has failed in her bid to silence a town centre pub next door to her weekend home.

Anne Goodman, who works in London during the week as vice president of global sales marketing and enablement at BBC Advertising, had complained about noise levels from the Rainbow Tavern in Kendal.

Her complaint had prompted South Lakeland District Council's environmental protection group to review the licence.

But SLDC's licensing sub-committee ruled no changes should be made as members felt managers at the inn in Highgate had taken steps to tackle concerns raised about noise levels.

SLDC environmental health officer Graham Metcalfe told the meeting that Ms Goodman contacted the department in December about late night music and disturbance from customers congregating in the beer garden next to her property.

He said issues also included the break out of noise from within the pub through windows and doors and 'anti-social behaviour'.

During an investigation, the officer found there were 'excessive' noise levels from amplified live music and karaoke.

Ms Goodman said she had been at the property for more than five years but it was only in the last two that the noise had become a 'real problem'.

Diaries had been kept by her and her tenants to record noise nuisance.

Representing pub manager Sara Kenrick, solicitor David Dadds said that during a 28-day consultation period Ms Goodman was the only person to submit a written complaint.

This was on behalf of herself and her four tenants but it was noted she could only make her own representations at the hearing - at which she was the only objector.

He said it was 'unusual' for the council to take such steps 'for one resident', adding that the officer had never been in Ms Goodman's home.

The committee heard measures had been put in place in an effort to reduce noise levels.

These included closing the beer garden at 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays, the employment of a marshal to monitor the beer garden and the installation of secondary glazing.

Environmental health officers recommended the silencing of live or recorded music on all days except Friday and Saturday when it should stop at 10pm.

Sub-committee chairman Cllr Tom Harvey said councillors were satisfied that the pub had taken steps to put measures in place to alleviate noise levels.

It was a agreed a noise limiter would be fitted into musical equipment to keep sound at a level chosen by the authority and pub.

Cllr Harvey added the pub was also subject to a noise abatement order.

Pub manager Ms Kenrick said: "I think it's obviously a positive outcome and we're still keeping everything in place to respect our neighbour.

"This should be a lesson to SLDC that they need to be working with businesses and not against them - before long Kendal will just be flats with nothing for people to do."