An Oxford pub will be able to stay open until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays and for special events, after an application to extend its opening hours was approved.

The Blackbird, in Blackbird Leys Road, Blackbird Leys, can now serve alcohol for an extra two hours on Friday and Saturday, one hour on Sunday and half an hour Monday to Thursday.

The pub originally applied for permission to stay open until 4am at weekends and special occasions.

But, following discussions with Thames Valley Police, this was revised.

Police said the proposed 4am closing was excessive, adding: "This is in the middle of a residential area. It is also an area which has a high level of drunken and violent crime."

The pub will have to install CCTV cameras, not serve drinks in glass bottles and have male and female supervisors on duty to search customers when necessary.

It will also have to display prominent notices reminding customers that the area surrounding the pub is an alcohol free zone.

A petition signed by more than 30 residents opposing the 4am application was submitted by Blackbird Leys city councillor Rae Humberstone who said residents were worried about unacceptable levels of noise and nuisance.

At Oxford City Council's licensing hearing, Helen Malcolm, representing the pub for Greene King, said landlord Glen Williams was an experienced licensee who had taken action to address noise problems.

She added: "Due to its location, it is not the easiest place to run, but he has, it seems, done an extremely successful job in the last few years."

Licensing panel chairman Alan Armitage said: "We're content to agree the application as applied for, with the conditions agreed with the police."

Last week, The Bullnose Morris, also on the Blackbird Leys estate, had its application to stay open an hour later at weekends refused due to fears it could lead to more crime, disorder and violence.

An application for a 900-capacity Walkabout bar on the corner of George Street and Worcester Street was refused on the grounds that resources would be stretched to breaking point.

An application from the Golden Ball in Littlemore to stay open until 2.30am was opposed by nuns at the nearby John Henry Newman College but was approved after the pub reduced its application to midnight.