A WIRRAL woman wants to serve sandwiches and drinks from a converted horse box outside the council's offices, despite objections from the local authority.

Deborah Jackson's street trading application will be discussed by the council's licensing panel this week.

If approved it would see her business serve refreshments to passers by, including local authority staff.

That's despite fears from the council’s highways department, which has "concerns" over the application as it may "impact on local businesses who trade in similar goods".

There is no recommendation for councillors at Friday’s meeting, other than being asked to consider the application for Ms Jackson to work on Queen's Road, outside Wallasey Town Hall.

The document said: "It is proposed that Ms Jackson will use a converted horse box to carry out the street trading offering sandwiches, salad boxes, baked potatoes, and hot and cold drinks."

It added that Ms Jackson will only buy a horsebox if her application is successful.

According to the documents to be discussed by councillors, she originally requested a site in Leasowe, but the location was owned by the council’s Parks and Countryside department, which objected to the application.

Other council departments consulted over the plans were the Wallasey facilities team, which had no objection, and environmental health, which gave food safety advice to Ms Jackson.