A KEBAB shop had no running hot water and mould was also seen at the site, a court heard.

The Kebab and Chicken House has been closed following a scathing hygiene inspection.

The fast-food eatery on Queen Street, Lymington, was given a zero-star rating after it was deemed an imminent risk to public health.

This is the lowest score possible on a five-star scale.

Mr Salih Sen was given a summons to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court following the closure on June 30.

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However, the businessman failed to turn up for the hearing.

Meanwhile, an application for a hygiene emergency prohibition order was made by the New Forest District Council.

A representative for the local authority told how Mr Sen has not been heard from.

She added that an inspection found the site had no gas, hot water or electricity.

Electricity was reportedly being drawn from the flat above the kebab store after the power company cut the supply downstairs.

The owner’s son reportedly lives in the flat above the kebab store, the court heard.

The council representative mentioned there was no hot water at any of the sinks, flies were landing on the food preparation surfaces and staff were not washing their hands at appropriate times.

She described “sprouting vegetation” and mould at the site.

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Furthermore, the boiler was in “various bits on the floor” and not connected.

After a brief hearing on Tuesday morning, the application for a hygiene emergency prohibition order was granted by a panel of magistrates.

The court heard that the council made efforts to contact Mr Sen but “could not get an answer”.

He had also failed to attend a previous appointment.

A previous New Forest District Council statement said: “Failure to provide hot running water for cleaning and hand washing, poor standards of cleaning, poor hygiene practices and poor maintenance of equipment all led to the decision that there was an imminent risk to health and the business must close.

“The owner has been provided with information on what work must be carried out to remove the risk and cannot open until officers have revisited to ensure the premises meets the required food safety standard.”

The Daily Echo has attempted to contact Mr Sen. There was no response at the time of publication.