Police do not want a chicken takeaway to stay open until 5am. Noor Rahman Momand, 53, who took over Chicks, in Brighton's Lewes Road, last month, has applied for a late-night refreshment licence to sell food overnight. His business does not sell alcoholic drinks.
From Monday to Saturday, Mr Momand wants to open at 11am and to be able to trade until 5am the next morning. On Sundays, he wants to open at 11am and to be able to trade until 3am. Last year, the previous owner Ishaq Karimi was granted a late-night refreshment licence to operate until 1am.
Despite similar objections, Mr Karimi persuaded a council licensing panel, made up of three councillors, to approve his application. The licence included conditions including closing the seated area at midnight, installing security cameras and requiring delivery drivers to use designated loading bays. They would not be permitted to stop in Lewes Road outside the business.
Lewes Road is in a busy area where the council has tighter licensing rules aimed at reducing problems with crime and disorder. The latest application is scheduled to go before a licensing panel next Thursday. A report to the panel said that the business had been found in breach of the conditions on its licence.
Council licensing officer Donna Lynsdale carried out a routine inspection on April 20, and found a failure to comply with four of the licence conditions. She said that staff could not check the security camera system, delivery drivers were parked directly o.
