Greggs has won its battle to allow one of its branches in London to sell goods until the early hours of the morning.
The bakery chain has been in a row with Westminister Council for the last year after it was refused an application to sell food between 11pm and 5am at its Leicester Square store.
The licence was rejected due to concerns from the Metropolitan Police that it would become a "hotspot for late-night disturbances and antisocial behaviour".
Greggs decided to go down the legal route and a contest against the rejection was set to kick off today (Tuesday, May 16) however an agreement between Westminister Council and the bakery chain has been met.
Greggs in Leicester Square will be allowed to serve customers between 11pm and 2am on Thursday to Saturday, and from 11pm to midnight on Sunday to Wednesday.
But it will only be able to sell food that is baked elsewhere and reheated - meaning its sausage rolls have been given the green light - as well as hot drinks.
Hot food from its lunchtime menu - such as chicken bites and potato wedges - won't be available during these times.
The date when the new opening times will come into play has not yet been confirmed.
Gregg's chief executive Roisin Currie said the discussion between Greggs and Westminister Council had "reached a good solution for both parties" the Guardian reported.
She went on to say that Greggs would not be trading 24-hours a day but that it would be able to remain open "over the midnight cusp".
The original ban applied to Gregg's hot food menu, which requires extra licensing due to the fact food is kept hot in the store.
It also did not include the Greggs staple products of sausage rolls and pasties which are baked elsewhere and reheated in stores.
Gregg's appeal involved the sale of its potato wedges, chicken goujons, BBQ chicken bites and hot baguettes, which required special permissions from local authorities to be sold between 11pm and 5am.
Greggs wanted to extend the opening hours of this site in particular as it was "in line" with what other outlets were doing in Leicester Square, such as McDonald’s, which currently operates past midnight.
At the time, a Greggs spokesperson said: "There are restaurants down the road that are open until 3am serving their customers hot food at all hours, Greggs are very keen to be able to offer customers their hot food favourites until that time.”
Greggs currently has more than 2,360 shops, and previously hinted it wants to reach more than 3,000 across the UK over time.
The bakery chain is currently expanding the opening hours of its stores and is also looking into introducing more 24 hour sites across the UK this year.
The Mirror has contacted Greggs for comment.
