The Cardiff Council Licensing Sub Committee met on Wednesday 6 August 2025 to consider an application for a new premises licence. The committee granted the licence for Trio Eats, a new takeaway restaurant on Crwys Road, despite concerns from local residents and ward councillors about potential noise and antisocial behaviour. The licence was granted subject to conditions agreed with South Wales Police.

Trio Eats Premises Licence Application

The committee considered an application from KL17 Food Limited for a premises licence for Trio Eats, located at 140 Crwys Road, Cathays. The application sought permission to provide late night refreshment (indoors) between 23:00 and 03:00, Monday to Sunday.

Ginu John and Melvin Paul, the applicants, told the sub committee that the restaurant would primarily offer takeaway food for delivery, with customers able to collect orders from the premises. They stated that no food would be consumed on the premises, and therefore it was considered unlikely that there would be any noise nuisance. They confirmed they accepted the conditions proposed by South Wales Police, including the installation of a CCTV system and the maintenance of an incident record.

Objections

The sub-committee heard objections from Dr Valerie Lewis, a local resident, and Councillor Norma Mackie, a ward councillor.

Dr Lewis, whose bedroom overlooks the lane at the rear of the premises, said that customers and delivery drivers arriving and departing late at night would disturb residents. She also referenced historic issues with waste and littering in the lane.

Councillor Norma Mackie said that her main concern was the addition of another takeaway premises in the area, and that there were already issues with nuisance caused by delivery bikes and student noise late in the evening. She felt that this new premises could exacerbate those problems, and that Crwys Road was beginning to resemble City Road, but unlike City Road, Crwys Road is a far more residential area.

Cllr Mackie commented that Crwys Road was beginning to resemble City Road in terms of the number of takeaway outlets, but unlike City Road, Crwys Road is a far more residential area.

Decision

The sub-committee granted the premises licence, subject to the conditions agreed with South Wales Police. The committee noted that the applicants had engaged appropriately with the Responsible Authorities¹, and that there were no objections from Environmental Health Pollution Control.

The sub-committee acknowledged the concerns raised by Dr Lewis and Councillor Mackie, but did not consider there to be sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the grant of this licence would undermine the licensing objectives².

The sub-committee noted that the premises are not located within an area designated by the Cumulative Impact Assessment³. As such, the Sub-Committee could not consider the cumulative impact of multiple licensed premises in the vicinity.