THE boss of a new Wimpy bar wants to be able to sell beer to diners.

The burger bar is returning to Portslade and the premises are currently being refurbished.

Kanagasabai Thirukkumaran has applied to sell alcohol there from 10am to 10pm daily.

Wimpy plans to reopen at the site in Station Road that it vacated in 2012. It became a Chicken Cottage.

After talks with Sussex Police, Mr Thirukkumaran has agreed to restrict drink sales to restaurant customers.

He would also offer deliveries but not off-sales.

One person, named in a report going before a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel as S Sobhey, has written to oppose the application.

He raised concerns about alcohol deliveries and anti-social behaviour.

He said: “Having a seating area for customers to consume alcohol would in turn increase the number of street drinkers.

“When intoxicated the street drinkers tend to be aggressive and violent.

“This impacts on the safety of other members of the public and the appearance of the area.

“Street drinkers tend to be a nuisance to other shops and waste emergency services’ time.”

Neither Sussex Police nor the council has opposed the application.

The terms of the proposed licence include waiter or waitress service to people sitting at tables.

Mr Thirukkumaran said CCTV would be in operation and staff would be trained and updated regularly on a Challenge 25 policy restricting under-age drinking and sales to people who appear to be drunk.

The licensing panel, made up of three councillors, is due to discuss the application on Friday at Hove Town Hall at 10am.