24 February 2025 - Minute Approved by LB 28.4.25
North Ayrshire Council · 24 February 2025
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Page 1 of 6 North Ayrshire Licensing Board 24 February 2025 Irvine, 24 February 2025 - At a meeting of the North Ayrshire Licensing Board at 10.00 am in the Council Chambers, Cunninghame House, Irvine. Present Councillors Eleanor Collier (Convenor), Nairn Angus-McDonald, John Bell, Cameron Inglis, Christina Larsen, Matthew McLean, Donald Reid and Ronnie Stalker. In Attendance R Lynch, Clerk, D Grier, Solicitor (Legal Services), C Pollock, Licensing Manager and M Champion, Admin Assistant Also In Attendance Sergeant David Markin and Dawn Hastings (Police Scotland). Convenor Councillor Eleanor Collier. Apologies for Absence Councillors Jean McClung and Angela Stephen. 1. Declarations of Interest There were no Declarations of Interest. 2. Minutes The Board were asked to confirm the Minutes of the Board meeting held on 2 December 2024. The Board unanimously agreed to confirm and adopt the Minutes. 3. Licences and Applications under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. The Board considered a report by the Clerk to the Licensing Board on matters under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. The report, on this occasion, contained 1 Appendix; A. Premises Licence applications or any other applications requiring a Hearing. The Licensing Board agreed to dispose of the matters as follows; A. Premises Licence applications or any other applications requiring a Hearing
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Page 2 of 6 A.1 0543 Pops Bar Ltd, 19 Bridgegate, Irvine The Board continued their consideration of an Application for the grant of a Provisional Premises Licence made by Pops Bar Ltd following a site visit. The site visit was carried out on 3 February 2025. The Applicant was represented by Kay Abercrombie, Director, Pops Bar Ltd and she was accompanied by Rosemary Reid and Alexander Harper. The Board considered: - the Summary Report prepared by the Clerk which is published on the Council website; - submissions from the Applicant - written submission from one objector and retired at 10.08 am to consider the case, reconvening at 10.15 am. The Convenor moved as a Motion that the Board should grant the Provisional Premises Licence subject to the core hours being within the Board’s Policy. The commencement hours for the sale of on-sales and off-sales to be 11.00 am, all 7 days, and the terminal hour on Friday and Saturday nights to be 01.00 am. The Provisional Premises Licence will be subject to the Board’s Standard Conditions (Edition 5, made on 1 September 2009, as read with later amendments of the statutory mandatory conditions) Parts A, B, C and F. Standard Condition C.5.2 (Outdoor Drinking Area) was amended to read: “No drinks (alcoholic or not) shall be taken into or consumed in such areas earlier than 11.00 a.m. and later than 10.00 pm except that the consumption of tea, coffee and other non-alcoholic drinks is permitted from 8.00 am.". Standard Condition C.10.3 (d) and (e) to be disapplied. Councillor McDonald seconded this Motion. The Convenor inquired of the Board if there was any Amendment or expression of dissent. As there was neither, the Motion was held as carried unanimously. A.2 Qamrosh Alam Khan (Application Ref NA 3443) The Board considered an Application for the grant of a Personal Licence. The Applicant was represented by Brian McMahon, Licensing Agent, and he was accompanied by Mr Khan. The Board considered:
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Page 3 of 6 - the Summary Report prepared by the Clerk which is published on the Council website; - submissions from the Applicant’s Agent - submissions from Police Scotland and decided that there was no need to retire to consider the case. Councillor McDonald moved as a Motion that the Board should grant the Personal Licence Application. Councillor Inglis seconded this Motion. The Convenor inquired of the Board if there was any Amendment or expression of dissent. As there was neither, the Motion was held as carried unanimously. A.3 0549 The Auld Hoose, 9 Main Street, Dalry The Board considered an Application for the grant of a Premises Licence made by Stephen William Munn. The Applicant was represented by Brian Dunlop, Solicitor and he was accompanied by Mr Munn. The Board considered: - the Summary Report prepared by the Clerk which is published on the Council website; - submissions from the Applicant’s Agent, Mr Dunlop and decided that there was no need to retire to consider the case. Councillor Stalker moved as a Motion that the Board should grant the Premises Licence application subject to Standard Conditions (Edition 5, made on 1 September 2009, as read with later amendments of the statutory mandatory conditions) Parts A, C and F. Standard Condition C.5.2 (Outdoor Drinking Area) is amended to read: “No alcoholic drinks shall be taken into or consumed in the outdoor drinking area earlier than 11.00am or later than 10.00pm.”. Councillor Reid seconded this Motion. The Convenor inquired of the Board if there was any Amendment or expression of dissent. As there was neither, the Motion was held as carried unanimously.
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Page 4 of 6 A.4 0550 Masonic Jacz, 21 Main Street, Beith The Board considered an Application for the grant of a Provisional Premises Licence made by Kadir Turbun. The Convenor noted the applicant’s Agent had requested a continuation of this application to the next available Licensing Board meeting on 28 April 2025. The request was agreed to by the Board. A.5 Premises Licence 0271 Ashlar Masonic Social Club, 20-28 Newton Street, Kilbirnie The Board considered an Application for the grant of a Transfer and Variation of a Premises Licence made by Ashlar Masonic Social Club. The Applicant was represented by Robert Honeyman, Solicitor and he was accompanied by Jacquiline Beggs, Transferee, and Thomas Beggs, proposed Premises Manager. The Board considered: - the Summary Report prepared by the Clerk which is published on the Council website; - submissions from the Licence-Holder's Agent, Mr Honeyman. Mr Honeyman clarified the Variation to increase the occupant capacity is to be withdrawn. and decided that there was no need to retire to consider the case. Councillor Stalker moved as a Motion that the Board should grant the Transfer and Variation application subject to Standard Conditions (Edition 5, made on 1 September 2009, as read with later amendments of the statutory mandatory conditions) Parts A, B, C and F. Councillor Bell seconded this Motion. The Convenor inquired of the Board if there was any Amendment or expression of dissent. As there was neither, the Motion was held as carried unanimously. Councill Matthew McLean entered the Council Chambers and participated in the remainder of the meeting. A.6 Extended Hours Application 0243 Pitchers, 18 Bank Street, Irvine The Board considered an Application for Extended Hours (101/25) made by Signature Works (Scotland) Ltd for the above premises. The Premises Licence Holder was represented by John Duncan, Director, and he was accompanied by Nicole Morton, Premises Manager.
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Page 5 of 6 The application was made in relation to Easter Sunday and requested an extension of core hours, to 3.00am on Monday 21 April 2025. The Board considered: - the Summary Report prepared by the Depute Clerk which is published on the Council website; - submissions from the Licence-Holder and decided that there was no need to retire to consider the case. The Convenor moved as a Motion that the Board should grant the Extended Hours Application. Councillor McDonald seconded this Motion. The Convenor inquired of the Board if there was any Amendment or expression of dissent. As there was neither, the Motion was held as carried unanimously. The Board confirmed their delegation to Officers for future, identical applications in relation to Easter, assuming no issues arise. A.7 Premises Licence 0231 Lemon Tree, 91/93 Main Street, Kilwinning The Board considered whether to make a Section 37 Premises Licence Review Proposal for the non-payment of Annual Premises Licence Fees. Failure to make payment of the annual fee would constitute a breach of the Premises Licence Condition. The Board considered: - the Report prepared by the Clerk which is published on the Council website; and decided that there was no need to retire to consider the case. The Board agreed that a Review of the Premises Licence would take place. It was established that one or more of the Conditions to which the licence is subject have been breached, in that the licence holder has failed to pay their annual fee. Board Members also agreed that should the outstanding fee be paid or the licence surrendered prior to the Review Hearing, the Hearing would be cancelled. As the Board decided to make a Premises Review Proposal, they recognised that the review hearing under section 38 of the 2005 Act must take place within 42 days from the date they make the proposal in line with the Licensing (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2007. The proposed date for the hearing was set for 5 March 2025.
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Page 6 of 6 4. Any Other Business There was no other business to consider. The meeting ended at 10.43 am.