A fast food chicken chain in Reading could stay open until 3am each night if its bid for extended hours is successful.
KFC has occupied a former house in Shinfield Road since the 1990s, selling its known menu of fried chicken, fries and sides.
The KFC is situated along a main route into and out of Reading, near the busy junction with Elm Road heading into Earley.
Recently, the business applied to keep on selling food and drink until 3am each day in an application to Reading Borough Council.
The KFC is currently open from 10am, with closure at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and 11pm Sunday to Thursday.
Deliveries are available via JustEat, UberEats and Deliveroo from 10am to 11.45pm.
A statutory consultation into the application is currently live. You can comment on it by emailing licensing@reading.gov.uk .
The deadline for responses closes on Thursday, September 10.
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The KFC in Shinfield Road underwent a refresh from previous red and white branding to black, red and white in July last year.
The American fast food chain has six outlets in the Reading area, with the others being located in Broad Street, the Reading Retail Park in Oxford Road, Forbury Retail Park, Reading Gate Retail Park and the Chalfont Way District Centre in Lower Earley.
The application for 3am sales follows other hour extension bids for KFCs elsewhere in England.
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