Winchester planners were set to skewer a kebab house move to extend its opening hours.

Hanifi Edebali wanted to open Winchester Kebab House, in Stockbridge Road, to 12.30am, Monday to Thursdays, and to 1am on Friday and Saturdays.

Planners were poised to refuse the application but the application was withdrawn.

In their report, they said the takeaway had often exceeded its permitted hours, remaining open until 2 or 3am.

"Apparently, if the takeaway is closed and the staff are still present, customers sometimes bang on the windows to make them reopen," they said.

The planning officers were concerned that extending opening hours would create a precedent and increase noise pollution and litter problems.