A music festival proposed for northern Victoria next month has had its bid for a planning permit knocked back for a second time this year, largely because of safety concerns.

Loddon Shire councillors voted at Tuesday's ordinary meeting to reject the application made by organisers of the Yemaya Festival, which was planned for a property at Fernihurst, north of Serpentine.

Only Cr Colleen Condliffe voted in favour of the application.

Organisers hoped to hold the festival, which was billed as an event of “sensory enchantment, showcasing a tremendous calibre of music production talent amidst an abundance of psychedelic art”, from September 28 to October 1.

Mayor Neil Beattie said it was mostly on safety grounds that the council decided to reject the planning application.

Cr Beattie said the lack of security fencing, an all-weather access road and other facilities were among the concerns held by the council.

The organisers would not be able separate people from vehicles at the site, he said, a safety hazard present at last year’s festival in the area.

Cr Beattie said council officers spent “considerable time” assessing the application, but found it did not meet requirements.

“The site just is not suitable,” he said.

The council received nine objections to the planning application: eight from surrounding landholders and one from Victoria Police.

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Concerns voiced by landholders included the spread of noxious weeds, the impact on agricultural activities in the area, the potential for trespassing, the disturbance of livestock, and the limited capacity of local emergency services, among others.

Victoria Police’s objection centred on safety concerns, including the possibility that there would be insufficient ability to make contact in an emergency, little or no shelter for an emergency weather event, and a lack of information on what medical support would be provided on-site.

However, the council did receive 19 letters of support or general submissions from a range of community members, including MPs and business owners.

Reasons for support given in these letters included financial benefits for the local economy, a boost for the tourism industry and exposure of the shire to outside visitors.

Many also praised the conduct of those who were involved in last year’s festival.

Yemaya Festival was originally scheduled to be held in April, but that plan bit the dust when Loddon Shire Council refused a planning permit in March on the basis of several concerns, including dust, noise and traffic management.

Cr Beattie said last year’s event presented several issues, including trespassing, noise and rubbish.

The organisers of the Yemaya Festival have been contacted for comment.