Later Opening for Chicken Shop Despite Opposition of Licencing Team
Over 40 North End Road residents also objected
Selekt Chicken on North End Road
July 29, 2026
A Fulham chicken shop has been granted later opening hours despite a slew of objections including from the council’s own licensing team, as the area is already saturated with late night takeaways..
Selekt Chicken on North End Road has been issued a six-month licence to open until 11pm Sunday to Wednesday and 11.30pm Thursday to Saturday. The premises had applied for permission to open until midnight other than on weekends, when a 1am closing time was sought.
This was amended ahead of a Hammersmith and Fulham Council Licensing Sub-Committee meeting last week to only allow deliveries post-12am on Fridays and Saturdays, following correspondence with the Met Police.
Despite the changes to the proposal, which also included additional conditions, the council’s Noise and Nuisance team, Licensing and more than 40 residents retained their objections.
John Garcia, Nuisance Investigator, wrote in his representation the premises is located in “a mixed residential and commercial area”, and that extending the late-night activity would likely cause “significant disturbance”.
Local Labour councillor Lydia Paynter also objected, writing: “This is a densely residential area, where residents already report that restaurant operations, including takeaway and delivery, disrupt sleep, create nuisance, excess littering and contribute to antisocial behaviour.
“I do not believe this application supports the licensing objectives, particularly the prevention of public nuisance.”
A representation made on behalf of Vanston Place Management Company, which looks after 42 apartments in nearby Dungannon House, noted how the increase in delivery drivers in the area is “proving taxing” for the building.
“Although we have CCTV this doesn’t seem to stop them. Although hard to prove it does appear that more often than not, the culprits are delivery drivers, who presumably have nowhere else to relieve themselves.
“It is well documented that this area is a hot spot for antisocial behaviour, and the police are having a hard time to improve the situation, an increase in hours from this business will only add to their problems, not lessen them.”
At the sub-committee meeting Cllr Sam Kelly, a representative for the Walham Green ward, said residents have consistently raised concerns about disturbance.
He added the proposed amendments did not mitigate the potential impacts, and that the premises is located in a neighbourhood “where residents don’t have a choice of just avoiding the area if they want to get to their house”.
Yann Prissette, a resident also speaking on behalf of another local, said every issue raised only gets worse as the night goes on.
“I suffer from the noise from delivery mopeds arriving and idling, riders congregating outside, talking on speakerphone. There’s extraction fans running, sometimes food orders, we have litter left in the street, we have vibrations as well from the vans, we have delivery trucks, rubbish trucks and I have also witnessed drug use as well in my alleyway. And things do get worse at night.”
Another resident, Henry Blomfield, referenced data indicating North End Road is one of 24 “heavily impacted” streets in the borough.
He said: “Roughly a third of reported crime and nuisance in just two per cent of streets, of which North End Road is included. That is significant and as a resident you can feel that just living around it and it gets particularly bad at night.”
Zalkay Hazarbuz, Manager at Selekt Chicken, asked the committee to consider the “significant steps” taken by the applicant, adding the 1am request was being withdrawn and that the premises would work closely with the police to prevent any issues.
In a letter filed with the council ahead of the meeting Ahmad Farid Sultan, the applicant, wrote the later opening hours are “important for the effective running of the business”.
He continued: “It allows us sufficient time to complete cleaning procedures, manage stock responsibly and reduce unnecessary food waste. The current restrictions have a significant financial impact on the business and can result in food that has already been prepared being wasted unnecessarily.”
At the meeting itself there was confusion over the requested hours both among councillors and residents.
At one point Mr Hazarbuz disavowed the shop’s online Google listing, which he claims was incorrectly changed to suggest 24/7 opening.
“We are not open 24 hours,” he said. “What I can promise is from 11pm we will stop delivery.”
In his summing up Adrian Overton, Licensing Team Manager at the council, reiterated the fact the premises is in “a very noise-sensitive area” and that there is a history of disturbance. He added he found it “surprising” that the applicant said they would only expect a couple of deliveries in the last hour.
“I can’t quite get my head around that.”
Councillors deliberated the matter in private at-length, discussing for almost an hour before returning.
Chair of the sub-committee, Cllr Mercy Umeh, then announced the granting of the application, which as well as the reduced opening hours, featured five further conditions.
These include completing two litter picks a day, that the licence is to expire in six months, and for signs to be displayed asking patrons to dispose of their waste in litter bins.
Ben Lynch - Local Democracy Reporter
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