Stafford fast food restaurant can continue delivery until 3am after being granted new premises licence

Tiger Bite in Mill Street was first granted a premises licence by Stafford Borough Council in 2023, to enable it to serve late night refreshment after 11pm.

This premises licence lapsed on 1 April 2025 due to the dissolution of the premises licence-holding company. And a new licence was sought by Sobeya Akhtar on behalf of Stafford Fastfood Ltd.

Two years ago the previous premises licence application sparked objections from residents and the borough council’s environmental health department. The latest premises licence application did not receive any objections from the council, but there were two representations made by local residents and businesses concerned about potential nuisance from cars and delivery vehicles.

This month (November 5), Stafford Borough Council’s licensing sub-committee met to consider the latest premises licence applications. Objectors questioned the level of enforcement of conditions previously imposed on the premises and highlighted parking issues in Mill Street.

The panel was told there had been no complaints received by the licensing department however during the past two years. Anyone with concerns about potential breaches was encouraged to report issues to the authority.

Mohammed Shakil, director of Tigerbite Franchising Limited, said conditions of the previous licence included locking the front door of the restaurant from 11pm and operating a delivery-only service between 11pm and 3am, with delivery drivers using a car park and access to the back of the premises. He added that no changes to previous operating times were proposed as part of the new licence and the restaurant employed its own delivery drivers, rather than using services such as Uber Eats or Just Eat.

The committee agreed to grant the the new premises licence, subject to the same conditions as the previous one. Committee members encouraged the license holder to ensure that all staff and delivery drivers park in a manner without causing nuisance.