A pole dancer is on track to win the planning battle to keep a dance studio at her posh £700,000 bungalow despite locals' complaints of 'grunting and loud music'.

Samilou Saunders has been battling 'generational bias' from neighbours in the town who are against her business.

She has operated the studio from her bungalow in Christchurch, Dorset, for the past two years, but it faced the threat of closure after complaints were raised by local residents.

Neighbours argued that the studio was having a 'devastating' impact on their lives, pointing to loud music during classes and parking problems.

They were supported by local councillor Margaret Phipps, who deemed the business 'inappropriate' for a residential neighbourhood.