The licence application was later granted
Orro in Bebington(Image: Google Street View)
A Wirral restaurant can stay open until 2am on certain days of the week after a request was approved by the council.
Mohammed Hassan Jada successfully applied to Wirral Council to obtain a premises licence for his business Orro based at 9 Old Chester Road in Bebington. The restaurant and takeaway offers a mix of pizzas, burgers, German kebabs, wraps, and cakes on its menu.
The business asked for a premises licence to serve food and stay open until half past midnight Sunday to Thursday and until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.
Mr Jada had originally asked to stay open until 3am Sunday to Thursday and 4am on Fridays and Saturdays.
However a council report published ahead of the licensing committee meeting said Orro agreed to reduce the hours requested following talks with Merseyside Police. These are routine discussions that take place when a licensing application is made.
Following these talks, the business agreed to have a log book of any incidents, have at least one door supervisor on Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm, a register kept at the premises, CCTV, and unaccompanied children under 18 not allowed in after 7pm.
No representations were received from the relevant authorities but one local resident wrote to the council with “concerns regarding potential anti-social behaviour and noise nuisance being caused should the application be granted.”
During the committee meeting on August 18, Mr Jada told councillors they had made the application to help the business become viable as the increased business hours would see more income.
He also said only a takeaway service would be offered from midnight and there had been no issues reported by their current door staff.
Announcing their decision, Cllr Brenda Hall said they had agreed to grant the licence. She said evidence provided by the restaurant addressing the objection had set out how it would deal with any potential issues.
She also said the resident “didn’t provide specific details of public nuisance” but any council decision had to be evidence based, pointing out there had been no representations from any responsible authority like police, public health, licensing, or environmental health.
An application to vary the licence for The Scrap Yard in Liscard was due to also be heard on August 18. The application was withdrawn.
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