Hanley's Chilli Jacks takeaway to open longer
A TAKEAWAY owner has successfully challenged a council decision to stop him opening during the early hours.
Shazad Yaqoob was forced to close his new shop, Chilli Jacks in Hanley, at 11pm after Stoke-on-Trent City Council refused his application for a premises licence.
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OPENING WIN: Shazad Yaqoob will now be allowed to open his kebab shop until 2am after a legal challenge.
The 33-year-old has won a partial victory following an appeal, which saw magistrates grant permission for the Trinity Street premises to open until 2am.
But Mr Yaqoob still wants to open until 5am – the closing time he originally applied for – to capitalise on trade from nearby nightclubs open until 4am.
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Staffordshire Police has always objected to Mr Yaqoob's plans, saying late-night takeaways lead to trouble because they stop drunken revellers from leaving the city centre after a night out.
During an appeal hearing at Stafford Magistrates' Court yesterday, Chief Inspector Jeff Moore said he believed letting the takeaway open until 5am would contribute to violent crime in Hanley.
The policing commander for Stoke-on-Trent Central said: "We do get some issues inside takeaways, but they are not significant. But people will come out of there and remain in the street. The time they remain on the street, and the level of their intoxication, leads to an increase in confrontation.
"After 3am people are at their most intoxicated, and that is the time when officer resources are at their lowest."
Mr Yaqoob said before he took out a 15-year lease on the premises, the council's licensing department told him his proposed hours were unlikely to be problematic.
He has since spent £40,000 refurbishing the venue, and is currently working 14-hour days on his own to make any profit during the takeaway's permitted opening hours.
His sister Samina Yaqoob, who runs Meir News, said: "I've got belief in my brother and his experience. We are only asking to be allowed to open in line with other venues.
"We want to work in partnership with the authorities to get things right."
Speaking after the hearing Mr Yaqoob, who also runs a Chilli Jacks takeaway in Meir, said: "I'm not happy about it but it's better than nothing. It gives me the chance to prove I can open until 2am without there being any trouble. Hopefully in the future I will be able to apply to open later."
Comments
by arthurheath1
Saturday, November 10 2012, 6:38AM
“@wareen-lloyd
What?
I have only commented on this business and it's failure to convince the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme to give it a mark above 1 (Major Improvement Necessary). Now, if you are calling me a bigot because I mention the fact that this food outlet is officially below what we should expect as far as cleanliness is concerned, then that says more about you than me. I also happen to believe that all food outlets should be closed before 2.00am to deter drunkards roaming the streets at all hours. Does that make me a bigot too? You seem to be paranoid and are suggesting that skin colour has a bearing on these issues and, as I've said. you are the only person mentioning skin colour on this thread.”
by warren-lloyd
Friday, November 09 2012, 10:22PM
“We all know what your game is Artherbigot.”
by arthurheath1
Friday, November 09 2012, 8:26PM
“@warren-lloyd
The on;y person to mention skin colour on this thread, is you! Are you such an imbicile that you can't see what a fool you are making of yourself?”
by warren-lloyd
Friday, November 09 2012, 7:45AM
“Yep, Bigot. Crazy little Englander, 100%. Ohhhhhh! Arther, I don't like what that dark skined gentleman is doing with that meet. ........lol.”
by arthurheath1
Friday, November 09 2012, 6:04AM
“@ warren-lloyd
That's right, keep chanting your mantra "bigot", after all you do crave to be oh so politically correct, don't you. Don't step out of line, keep with the sheeple. Fool.”
by warren-lloyd
Friday, November 09 2012, 4:26AM
“I'll just say that no one is forcing anyone of you to eat there, I won't be at silly o'clock in the morning. Mind you, you send like the kind of people who go out at night and get drunk, all bar Arthur, who's just a bigot.”
by arthurheath1
Thursday, November 08 2012, 7:15PM
“The reason he wants to open until 5.00 am is to take advantage of those who are too drunk to be concerned about what they eat and will buy from a premises that has such a low hygiene rating. Thank goodness he lost his appeal, regardless of his claim that he has won a partial victory! Pfft.”
by strandedhere
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 6:35PM
“I think there may be a spelling mistake in the first post.Perhaps it was "Hygiene rating 1=Mayor improvement pessary.",perhaps?”
by Kenny95
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 4:29PM
“I agree greyguitar, but it would be nice to think that he might put as much effort into his hygiene standard as he does with his trading hours.
I asked the same question when the last report was in the paper and he avoided it completely.”
by lagu2
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 4:13PM
“would it not be better in the future that all licencing , opening hours etc are set and delt with before anyone is allowed to start trading or building new premissies. this will save a lot of waisted hours and a lot of money.”