A Keynsham takeaway has reined in plans to serve alcohol into the early hours after police fears it would become a “final destination”.
Chick O’land currently closes at midnight Sunday to Thursday and 1am on Fridays and Saturdays but applied to open daily until 6am and sell booze throughout.
Other pubs and bars in the High Street shut at 2am.
Chick O’land does not currently have an alcohol licence.
Objecting to the plans, Avon and Somerset Police licensing officer Paul Kendall said: “Police are concerned that the premises will become a final destination premises, causing those who have been drinking in various local establishments (already into the early hours) to gravitate to the premises which is located in an area that already suffers incidents of alcohol related crime and disorder.
“This part of the High Street has the largest concentration of premises selling alcohol and late night refreshment. As a result it is also the biggest area of crime and disorder.”
Proposing conditions, the police said walk-ins should not be served after 2am but the takeaway should still be able to deliver food and alcohol until 5am.
It said deliveries must only be made to fixed postal addresses and drivers should only carry alcohol that has been ordered.
Chick O’land agreed to the conditions and the application was approved by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s licensing subcommittee on 3rd June.
Stephen Sumner, Local Democracy Reporter
