FAST food giant Burger King has been given the green light to offer a drive-thru service into the early hours at its Irvine premises.
Representatives of the chain appeared before the North Ayrshire licensing committee this week having applied to the local authority for a late hours catering licence.
If approved, this would allow the drive-thru to operate from 11pm to 5am at the site in Riverway Retail Park.
As lawyer Niall Hassard and store manager Gareth Stewart appeared before the committee, they explained that normal trading hours inside would only remain as they are at present.
The branch currently closes to the public at 11pm when the premises are locked and closed to all patrons.
Mr Hassard said: “Burger King have seen a huge demand across the country and certainly Scotland-wide for later trading and here I am involved in applications for 14 different sites.
“Burger King has been a well-known brand for a long time and the site here is ideal and the site for an exception to your general policy.
“It is a busy area on the western side of the town and a very similar operation to McDonald’s.
“They do trade at other sites between 11pm and 5am and there will be five members of staff working."
Uber Eats and Just Eat deliveries would also be available later if the application was approved with hours extending until midnight.
When pressed by committee member Christina Larsen about houses being nearby, Mr Hassard said were no properties directly overlooking the business as they would in a town or city centre.
Cllr Matthew McLean proposed to grant the application, seconded by Nairn Angus-McDonald and this was unanimously agreed by the committee.
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