Fears about 'gangs gathering' emerged after a County Road dessert takeaway asked to open until the early hours.
Choco Dado applied to Liverpool City Council for a licence that would see it remain open until 3am on most nights of the week. The takeaway, which also has a branch in Smithdown Road, currently opens until 11pm each night.
Its new application would see it open until 3am on all nights except Saturday, when it would remain open until 2am. The business and its plans will go before a meeting of the council's Licensing and Gambling sub-committee on Wednesday March 30, where councillors on the committee will hear arguments in favour and against the plans.