250813 Licensing Minute (Final)
North Ayrshire Council · 10 September 2025
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Licensing Committee 13 August 2025 IRVINE, 13 August 2025 - At a Meeting of the Licensing Committee of North Ayrshire Council at 10.00 a.m. Present Eleanor Collier, Nairn Angus-McDonald, John Bell, Cameron Inglis, Christina Larsen, and Ronnie Stalker. Remote Attendance Donald L. Reid In Attendance D. Grier, Solicitor (Legal Services); C. Pollock, Licensing Manager; A. Kellas, Administration Assistant, and S. Dalgoutte, Senior Clerical Assistant (Licensing) and S. Wilson, Committee Services Officer (Corporate Services). Also in Attendance Licensing Sergeant David Markin and A. Dempster, Licensing Administrator (Police Scotland). Chair Councillor Collier in the Chair. Apologies Jean McClung, Matthew McLean and Angela Stephen. 1. Declarations of Interest In terms of Standing Order 11 and Section 5 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors, Councillor Collier declared an interest in case 3.4 - Short Term Let: NA00878N – and agreed to leave the meeting during consideration of this item of business, taking no part in its determination. Councillor Angus-McDonald assumed the Chair for consideration of this item of business. 2. Minutes The accuracy of the Minutes of the Meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 4 June 2025 were confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and other Licensing statutes: Licensing Matters 3.1 Taxi Driver Licence: TDL/02197 : Gareth Wilkinson The applicant, having been duly cited to attend, was not present. Representatives from Police Scotland were in attendance.
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Police Scotland then addressed the Committee on the terms of a letter setting out their objection. Decision Councillor Larsen, seconded by Councillor Inglis, moved that the Committee refuse the application for (a) a Taxi Driver Licence and (b) for renewal of a Private Hire Car Licence. There being no amendment, the motion was declared carried. Accordingly, the Committee unanimously agreed to refuse the application on the basis that the applicant was not considered to be a fit and proper person to hold such a licence. 3.2 Taxi Driver Licence: TDL/02538 : Jordan Docherty The applicant, having been duly cited to attend, was not present. Representatives from Police Scotland were in attendance. Police Scotland then addressed the Committee on the terms of a letter setting out their objection. Decision Councillor Collier, seconded by Councillor Angus-McDonald, moved that the Committee refuse the application on the basis that the applicant was not considered to be a fit and proper person to hold such a licence. There being no amendment, the motion was declared carried. Accordingly, the Committee unanimously agreed to refuse the application on the basis that the applicant was not considered to be a fit and proper person to hold such a licence. 3.3 Taxi Driver Licence: TDL/02537 : John Welsh The applicant, having been duly cited to attend, was present. Police Scotland then addressed the Committee on the terms of a letter setting out their representation. The applicant then addressed the Committee on the issues raised and responded to questions. The Committee agreed that it had sufficient information available to allow it to make a decision in respect of this matter. Decision Councillor Stalker, seconded by Councillor Angus-McDonald, moved that the Committee grant the Taxi Driver Licence subject to the necessary checks and approvals processes undertaken by the Licensing Section. There being no amendment, the motion was declared carried.
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Accordingly, the Committee unanimously agreed (a) that the grant of the Taxi Driver
Licence, be approved subject to the necessary checks and approvals processes
undertaken by the Licensing Section; and (b) to delegate authority to the Solicitor
(Licensing) to grant the application.
3.4 Short Term Let: NA00878N : Audrey Kolon
Councillor Collier left the meeting at this point and Councillor Angus-McDonald assumed
the Chair.
The applicant, having been duly cited to attend, was present and addressed the
Committee and responded to questions.
It was noted that the objectors in respect of the application were not in attendance,
but their written representation would be considered by the Committee
The Committee agreed that it had sufficient information available to allow it to make
a decision in respect of this matter.
Decision
Councillor Larsen, seconded by Councillor Stalker, moved that the application be
granted. There being no amendment, the motion was declared carried.
Accordingly, the Committee agreed to grant the application under The Civic
Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-Term Lets) Order 2022 No. 32
("the STL Order") subject to (a) the Mandatory Conditions set out in Schedule 3 to
the STL Order and (b) the additional local condition set out as "The First Exception"
in Paragraph 10(b) of the Committee's "Licensing Policy Statement on Short-Term
Let Licensing".
3.5 Short Term Let: NA00133F : Philip Ryder
Councillor Collier returned to the meeting at this point and assumed the Chair.
The applicant, having been duly cited to attend, was not present.
Decision
Councillor Larsen, seconded by Councillor Inglis, moved that the application be
continued to a future meeting, to enable the applicant and objector(s) to attend and
address the Committee. As an amendment, Councillor Angus-McDonald, seconded
by Councillor Collier proposed that there was sufficient evidence to consider the
application, and that the Committee should proceed with the application.
On a division and a roll call vote, there voted for the amendment Councillors Angus-
McDonald, Bell and Collier (3) and for the motion, Councillors Inglis, Larsen, Reid
and Stalker (4). The motion was declared carried.
Accordingly, the Committee agreed that the application be continued to a future
meeting, to enable the applicant and objector(s) to attend and address the
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4. Review and Fixing of Taxi Scales (Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, Sections 17 to 18A) Submitted a report by the Head of Democratic Services advising of the proposed timetable for the Review and Fixing Process attached at Appendix 1 to the report and seeking approval of the suggested process of Trade Consultation with Taxi Operators. The Solicitor (Legal Services) was heard in further explanation of the report, and associated appendices. The Committee agreed to approve (a) the proposed timetable for the Review and Fixing Process attached at Appendix 1 to the report; and (b) the suggested process of Trade Consultation with Taxi Operators. 5. Urgent Items There were no urgent items. The meeting ended at 11.00 a.m. The full meeting proceedings can be viewed at https://north-ayrshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home