The Orange Order will today appeal to the High Court to intervene in a Parades Commission ruling that prevents bands from playing music on an extended section of road during the annual Tour of the North march.
The order will seek an emergency judicial ruling on the determination that has caused anger along loyalists.
Previous rulings have ordered a single drum beat between Clifton Street and the junction of Donegall Street and Union Street in Belfast city centre. However, the latest ruling has extended that to the junction of the Westlink to prevent offensive music being played "within earshot" of St Patrick's Catholic Church.
Nationalists have welcomed the ruling with residents of Carrick Hill in north Belfast calling off their protest at tonight's parade.
Around 1000 people and 13 bands will take part in the parade that passes St Patrick's, the scene of serious breaches of commission determinations in the past.
In their latest ruling the commission noted that "tensions surrounding the parade have been exasperated following a number of incidents of music perceived to be provocative played within earshot of St Patrick's"
The most recent breach was on Easter Monday when loyalist band, Bangor Protestant Boys are alleged to have played the sectarian Famine Song just after they passed the church.
The band headed up by high profile loyalist Jamie Bryson have been reported to police for allegedly flouting the commission ruling.
Permission had been granted for 50 residents to hold a protest in Donegall Street facing St Patrick's during the annual loyalist parade.
However spokesman Frank Dempsey said that in light of the commission ruling they had decided to call off their demonstration.
"We believe suspending the protest is the right decision given the ruling", he said.
"Residents would hope that we can now suspend the protest indefinitely.
"We would also ask that the police be even handed, while there will be no protest we will have some observers on the ground and are hopeful that we can build on this and find a permanent resolution to the problem", Mr Dempsey added.
Senior Orangeman the Rev Mervyn Gibson said yesterday; "It's entirely up to them (Carrickhill residents) we've no issue with peaceful protest what, we do have an issue with is intransigence and intolerance".
