By Don Mort, local democracy reporter
A fast food shop has been refused later opening hours after people living nearby raised fears over noise and litter.
NYK Fried Chicken applied to serve customers until 2am every day at its shop on Burley Road.
Leeds City Council received nine letters objecting to a variation of the premises licence.
A licensing sub-committee hearing was told measures would be in place to prevent public nuisance.
Chris Rees-Gay, representing NYK Leeds Ltd, said there were no problems when the premises was granted Temporary Event Notices to open later.
He said: “This is evidence again that the premises can operate to the hours applied for without issue.
“There is overwhelming evidence of the steps that the owner has taken.”
The hearing was told a noise and odour impact assessment had been undertaken by the applicant.
Litter checks would be carried out and delivery drivers required to keep quiet outside.
No objections were raised by West Yorkshire Police or the council’s environmental health team.
But Deryck Piper, chairman of Little Woodhouse Community Association, said late night customers would disturb elderly and vulnerable people living in nearby Westfield Court.
He said: “They will be parking up there, having the radio on, talking on mobile phones.
“As we get warmer weather it would be nice to have your window open at night.”
The hearing was told the premises applied for 2am opening last summer but was granted reduced hours, until midnight, Sunday-Thursday, and 1am Friday and Saturday.
Dr Piper said: “We felt we had an acceptable compromise. If this is now extended it will become unreasonable.”
The licence variation was refused in a split decision by councillors at Leeds Civic Hall.
It is not the only take away shop in the broader area obviously. Just apply the same as all the rest.