In n Out Pudsey: New Leeds convenience store granted late night alcohol licence despite objections

In n Out, in Bradford Road, stands close to the railway arches at Stanningley Bottom in a unit that was formerly home to party company Pink Llama Parties.

The owner of the new shop applied for a licence to sell alcohol between the hours of 7am and 11pm from Sunday to Thursday, and from 7am until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

An initial application sought even later hours, but this was recently withdrawn.

The proposal was discussed at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee yesterday (August 8), when a panel heard that there had been 10 objections to the application amid fears that late hours could encourage “crime, disorder and public nuisance”.

But the committee later voted to unanimously approve the licence, with members sympathetic to owner Mohammed Doski’s intentions.

The businessman told the meeting: “In response to concerns about antisocial behaviour, we have CCTV on the side of the building and at the rear.”

He added: “The CCTV gets clear pictures at night of people coming and going. If anything, I think it would make that street safer at night.”

Mr Doski also said that there was “plenty of parking on the street”, despite objections that suggested otherwise, and that the convenience store would save residents from having to drive further away to supermarkets to pick up essentials.

Speaking on behalf of residents,