Domino’s extended licensing hours refused in Chiswick High Road

Domino’s Pizza at 95 Chiswick High Road, on the corner of Cranbrook Road; image Goiogle Streetview

Councillors agree extending the takeaway’s hours to 1am every night would constitute a ‘public nuisance’

Domino’s pizza chain have had their application to extend the licensing hours at their premises at 95 Chiswick High Road turned down by Hounslow Council.

Residents of Cranbrook Road in Chiswick have been concerned that Domino’s, at the High Road end of their road, wanted to increase their hours of operation until 1.00 am every night of the week.

Although there are no houses immediately adjacent to the premises, they argued the delivery drivers zoomed up their road on their scooters and urinated in it, and that the current closing time of 11pm is late enough.

They also alleged delivery drivers drove the wrong way up their one-way street and there was a public nuisance caused by the litter left by the public who ordered takeaways.

At the hearing of Hounslow’s Licensing Panel on Monday 1 September, chaired by Cllr Dan Bowring, councillors considered the residents’ concerns that the conduct of Domino’s delivery drivers during the current operating hours already constituted a public nuisance and decided an extension would add to the nuisance experienced by the local residents.

The panel received 23 representations from local residents, objecting to the application. Cllr Jack Emsley, in whose Chiswick Homefields ward Cranbrook Road is, told The Chiswick Calendar he had received more messages objecting to this licence extension than any other.

Domino’s did not send a representative to the meeting but their application said they would respect their neighbours and keep noise to a minimum.

There was one objector present at the hearing, who told the panel this is not the current practice; Domino’s had not been a good neighbour thus far and the noise emanating from the takeaway during their current operating hours caused a nuisance to the local residents.

The application was previously heard on 15 July, but the decision was rescinded because Cllr Ranjit Gill was one of the panel and he had not yet been appointed formally to the committee.

The Conservative Group complained, the officers apologised and the panel was rescheduled, leaving the residents of Cranbrook Road in limbo. Cllr Gill has recently crossed the floor to join Labour from the Conservative Group.

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The members of the Licensing Panel were Cllr Dan Bowring in the chair, with Cllr Allan Joseph and Cllr Karamat Malik.

Domino’s has the right to appeal the decision at the local Magistrates Court within 21 days.

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