Sarah Barker

A popular late-night takeaway in Lincoln city centre is at risk of closure after the council said it would not be able to operate past 11pm.

Charcoal Grill on Clasketgate had its premises licence revoked following a licensing sub-committee hearing at the City of Lincoln Council on July 4.

From the end of July, Charcoal Grill cannot open past 11pm, which owners say would force the business to close.

The takeaway breached a number of licence conditions which led to it being revoked.

These included employing a person not entitled to work in the UK, failing to provide CCTV, not employing enough door supervisors, and the employed door staff having to serve behind the counter as well.

Michael Kheng of Kurnia Licensing Consultants, which represented the business at the hearing, said his client was disappointed with the result, which means the takeaway will have to close.

Charcoal Grill have 21 days to appeal the decision of the City of Lincoln Council.

The Olé Olé Tapas bar and restaurant in the Bailgate will move to bigger premises in The Lawn in Lincoln later this summer.

The Lawn asked for planning consent for some internal alterations to accommodate the restaurant in the former asylum building now owned by R W Stokes.

Olé Olé said it is relocating from its current eatery at 33 Bailgate to the larger premises due to high demand for its Spanish cuisine.

Nick Peel, Director of R W Stokes, purchased The Lawn site on Union Road in 2016.

The Lawn already includes a Stokes cafe, theatre, function rooms, offices, a barista training centre and roastery for the firm.

A spokesperson for Olé Olé Tapas said: “We are excited to announce that the Olé Olé Tapas family will be relocating to The Lawn within the next couple of months.

“This is due to high demands in our current location.

“The Lawn will grant us with a larger space for a new vibrant bar and much bigger kitchen, which will allow us to cater for the current high demand.”

Olé Olé opened in Lincoln in 2013 and in ranked no 9 of 390 restaurants in the city on TripAdvisor.