A woman forced to shut her cafe after complaining locals moaned about the noise of teacups and the smell of bacon has said she plans to reopen it after a petition to save it reached thousands of signatures.

Emma Ayles, 47, was told to close the Caddy Shack in Weymouth, Dorset, in December by officials who cited the "unacceptable harm" it was inflicting on neighbours.

Ayles had been attempting to make her pop-up eatery - a converted shipping container in Weymouth and Portland Rugby Club's car park - a permanent fixture, but critics said "hearing teaspoons and teacups" and the "smell of bacon" was damaging to their standard of living.

But she has now filed a planning application to shunt the café to the other side of the car park, over 100 metres away; the move has the backing of Weymouth Town Council, but plans must clear the final hurdle before getting the go-ahead from Dorset Council.

Emma Ayles said the complaints had been "so stressful" but praised the response to her petition to save the Caddy Shack

She said: "Before, it was 24 metres away from the neighbours but now it will be nearly to 100 metres, so they shouldn't be able to smell bacon or hear teacups clinking."

Ayles had also launched a Change.org. petition to save the Caddy Shack - which amassed over 4,000 signatures in just a month - the response, she said, was "heartwarming and lovely".

But she said the complaints had "been a constant battle, and so stressful".

Ayles continued: "The whole thing is so ridiculous that I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

The Caddy Shack is a local fixture in Weymouth - and residents have rallied to save it

"To complain about the smell of bacon is ridiculous - and 90 per cent of the time the wind blows the other way from that house.

"What do they want us to do, use chocolate teacups so there is no sound?"