KFC on Shinfield Road has applied to sell hot food until 3am, seven days a week. Comments close 10 September; four other bids close between 9 and 15 September.
The KFC at 207 Shinfield Road has applied to sell hot food until 3am, every night of the week. Anyone who wants to comment has until 10 September.
It is one of three new applications on Reading Borough Council’s public list of current premises licence applications since we last checked it. The page was last updated on 20 August.
The three new ones
KFC, 207 Shinfield Road, RG2 8HA. A variation of an existing premises licence, for late night refreshment Monday to Sunday, 11pm to 3am. This is in Church ward, on a residential stretch of Shinfield Road rather than in the town centre. Representations close 10 September.
Prablin Stores Limited, 5-6 Friar Street, RG1 1DB. A new premises licence for the sale of alcohol, Monday to Sunday, 7am to 11pm. Representations close 14 September.
TeamSport Indoor Karting, Unit A, Reading Approach, Cradock Road, RG2 0EE. A variation covering two activities: the playing of recorded music, Monday to Friday 9am to midnight and Saturday and Sunday 7am to midnight; and the sale of alcohol, Monday to Sunday, midday to midnight. Representations close 15 September.
Every live application, and when the window shuts
| Premises | Type | What is asked for | Comments close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Food and Wine, 91-93 Kings Road | Review | Council licensing team's review, citing repeated breaches | 3 September |
| Shah's Halal Food, 33 Oxford Road | Grant | Late night refreshment, 11pm to 2am daily | 9 September |
| Jollibee, 81 Broad Street | Grant | Late night refreshment, 11pm to 3am daily | 9 September |
| KFC, 207 Shinfield Road | Variation | Late night refreshment, 11pm to 3am daily | 10 September |
| Prablin Stores, 5-6 Friar Street | Grant | Alcohol, 7am to 11pm daily | 14 September |
| TeamSport Indoor Karting, Cradock Road | Variation | Recorded music and alcohol, both to midnight | 15 September |
Three of the six applications are for hot food after 11pm.
What the terms mean
Late night refreshment is the licensing term for selling hot food or hot drink to the public between 11pm and 5am. It needs a licence in the same way alcohol does. None of the three late-night food applications above involves alcohol.
A grant is a new licence for premises that do not hold one. A variation changes an existing licence, so the premises already trades under one. The council’s list shows what is being asked for, not what is currently permitted, so a variation does not tell you how much later the premises would be allowed to trade.
How to comment, and what happens to your name
Representations go to the council’s licensing team at licensing@reading.gov.uk, using the form linked from the council’s page. You can also view any application by emailing the team, or in person at the Civic Centre by appointment on 0118 937 3762.
A representation only counts if it relates to at least one of the four licensing objectives:
- the prevention of crime and disorder
- the prevention of public nuisance
- public safety
- the protection of children from harm
Two practical points the council spells out, and they matter.
First, you must give a full name and address. The council states that “no written representations will have personal details removed unless the licensing authority deems it appropriate to do so”, and that applicants have the right to view any representations. If you want your details withheld, you have to ask at the time you make the representation.
Second, a valid objection is not just noted. The council says a valid objection leads to a hearing before the Licensing Committee, and that you will be invited and given the chance to voice your objection.
The council also warns that knowingly or recklessly making a false statement in connection with an application is an offence, carrying an unlimited fine on summary conviction.
One that has dropped off the list
The Biryani Lounge at 89 Wokingham Road, which had applied for late night refreshment until 4am Monday to Saturday, is no longer on the register. Its representation window closed on 18 August.
That tells you the window has shut, not what was decided. The council’s public list covers applications open for comment, not outcomes.
What it means for you
If you live near any of these six addresses, the deadline in the table is the only point at which the public gets a say. After it passes, the decision is made without you.
The nearest one is the Kings Food and Wine review on 3 September, which is the council’s own licensing team applying to review a shop’s licence rather than a business asking for more. We covered that in full when it was lodged: Kings Food and Wine licence review.
For the planning side of the same street-level changes, see our guide to Reading planning applications.
Sources
- Reading Borough Council, current premises licence applications, page last updated 20 August 2026, read 27 August 2026, for every application, activity, hours and representation date quoted here.
- Postcodes.io for confirmation that 207 Shinfield Road sits in Reading borough’s Church ward.
Correction
3 September 2026. This article originally gave TeamSport Indoor Karting’s address as 80 Broad Street. The council’s register lists the premises as Unit A, Reading Approach, Cradock Road, RG2 0EE. The address has been corrected here, along with the caption and the standfirst, which both counted two applications on Broad Street. Only one, Jollibee at number 81, is on Broad Street. Nothing else in the application, its activities, its hours or its 15 September deadline has changed.
Update, 10 September 2026
The Biryani Lounge application went before the Licensing Applications Sub-Committee at 9.30am on Thursday 10 September, as the only item on the agenda (agenda and report). The council has not yet published a decision; on recent form, the outcome will appear in the minutes brought to a later meeting.
The next sittings are 17 September, where the sub-committee considers a premises licence application for Bar Tokyo on Wiston Terrace, and 22 September, whose agenda is not published yet. The Kings Food and Wine review has still not appeared on either.
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