An Oxfordshire pub company will face a public hearing after receiving objections to bringing back their food trucks.

Earlier this year, Oak Taverns was told to stop selling street food out of trucks after not ensuring that it held the permits required for street trading to take place legally.

The company, which has been running for 25 years with several pubs in the South of England, described the news as "heartbreaking”.

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Since then, an application for street trading consent has been made to South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils.

The pub group will now go to a public hearing next month over the food trucks after receiving objections during a consultation period.

An Oak Taverns statement said: “We have been working with the licensing departments and have now got applications in for many of our traders.

“Part of this was a public consultation, which has resulted in a few objections. This means we must now go to a public hearing in early December.

“So, we are asking our wonderful customers who have supported us through this time, and anyone else who loves our street food, to assist us at the hearing by writing or emailing your support to us.”

The South Oxfordshire Branch of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), an independent voluntary consumer organisation said it would be writing to the council the give its support.

A spokesperson said: “Our friends at Oak Taverns and their pubs in the South Oxfordshire area, including The Greyhound at Whitchurch and Cross Keys Wallingford are keen to get your support ahead of hearings into pop-up street food vendor licenses with SODC and Vale councils.

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“The CAMRA branch will be doing this, but we urge all fans of these pubs to write in in a personal capacity.”

In their original statement announcing the closures in August, Oak Taverns admitted the halt of its street vendors was a "real blow".

A spokesman said: “This is heartbreaking to us as a company, we have seen our local vendors buy extra food trucks from working with us as their small food businesses were flourishing.

“Not to mention the drop in trade for our managers who work tirelessly hard to ensure that our customers have a great experience in our pubs.

“And as for us as a company, we too will see our profits drop massively. It is a particularly hard time for anyone in the hospitality industry, so this comes as a real blow."

A council spokesperson said: “We remain committed to resolving this issue constructively.

"We suggested a co-ordinated approach for the street traders’ applications so that all the relevant consultations could happen at the same time and any costs to the traders could be minimised."