Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 20 August 2025
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Minute of Meeting Regulatory Functions Board Date Time Venue Wednesday, 20 August 2025 10:00 Remotely by MS Teams, Present: Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Neill Graham, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, Councillor Janis McDonald, Councillor Cathy McEwan, Councillor John McNaughtan, Councillor Sam Mullin, Councillor Andy Steel Chair Councillor McNaughtan, Convener, presided. In Attendance D Campbell, Managing Solicitor (Licensing), F MacDonald, Senior Solicitor, D Cunningham and A Easdon, both Committee Services & Licensing Officers, J Barron, Committee Services Officer, K Marriot and S Kerr, both Licensing & Committee Assistants and C Young and I Scullion, both Civic Licensing Standards Officer/Licensing Standards Officers (all Finance & Resources). Apologies Councillor Montgomery and Councillors McEwan and Mullin for lateness. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting. Order of Business In terms of Standing Order 16, the Convener intimated that he proposed to alter the order of business to facilitate the conduct of the meeting by considering items 4, 7b and 17 before Item 3(a); item 5 before item 3(b); item 7(a) before item 6; items 9(a) and 9(c) to 9(k) before item 8; items 12 and 13 before Item 10(a) and item 11 before item 10(c).
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1 Grant of Late Hours Catering Licence – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Late Hours Catering Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- (a) Applicant: DPK Foods Limited Premises: Dominos Pizza, 41 Gauze Street, Paisley Activity: Pizza take-out and delivery Operating hours: Sunday to Thursday 11.00pm to 1.00am, Friday and Saturday 11.00pm to 2.00am. Ms Minns and Mr Buntin, on behalf of the applicant, accompanied by their Solicitor, Mr Hassard, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year and that the applicant be made an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year and that the applicant be made an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. 2 Renewal of Late Hours Catering Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications for renewal of Late Hours Catering Licences:- (a) Applicant: WM Morrisons Supermarkets Premises: Morrisons, Anchor Mill, Paisley Activity: Supermarket Operating hours: Monday to Sunday 11.00pm to 5.00am Licence No.: LHC-087 After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. (b) Applicant: WM Morrisons Supermarkets Premises: Morrisons, 30 Napier Street, Johnstone Activity: Supermarket Operating hours: Monday to Sunday 11.00pm to 5.00am Licence No.: LHC-086 After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours.
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3 Surrender and Re-issue of Taxi Operator’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application for the surrender and re-issue of a Taxi Operator’s Licence:- Present Operator: Javeed Iqbal Proposed Operator: Naveed Iqbal Licence No.: TX166 After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted. 4 Variation of Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application for variation of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence: Applicant: Gavin McKerrow Variation: exception to policy Licence No.: PH1503 After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted. 5 Registration of Private Landlords: Applications refused under delegated authority There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources providing an update in relation to applications for landlord registration refused under powers delegated to officers. DECIDED: That the report be noted 6 Landlord Registration - Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for Landlord Registration. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Paul Molloy Mr Molloy, the applicant, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously.
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DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. 7 Grant of Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- James Campbell Mr Campbell, the applicant, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. 8 Landlord Registration - Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for Landlord Registration. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Applicant: Elaine Moynihan Registration No.: 439787/350/04241 There was no appearance by or on behalf of Ms Moynihan, the applicant. The Convener proposed that the application be considered in Ms Moynihan’s absence. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 10.55am and resumed at 11.25am. Sederunt Councillor Mullin joined the meeting prior to the consideration of the following item of business. 9 Variation of Private Hire Operator's Licence - Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for variation of Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Applicant: John Sutherland Variation: exception to policy
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Licence No.: PH1123 Mr Sutherland, the applicant, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that Mr Sutherland’s application for variation be granted and that standard condition 1 of his licence be amended to enable Mr Sutherland to continue to operate vehicle registration number DN15 KNB as an exception to the Board’s policy on vehicle age for a period of three months from 20 August 2025, subject to the continuing requirement that the vehicle remain subject to three monthly testing in DECIDED: That the application for variation be granted and that standard condition 1 of his licence be amended to enable Mr Sutherland to continue to operate vehicle registration number DN15 KNB as an exception to the Board’s policy on vehicle age for a period of three months from 20 August 2025, subject to the continuing requirement that the vehicle remain subject to three monthly testing in accordance with the conditions agreed previously. 10 Renewal of Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for renewal of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Applicant: Shamshad Hashimi Licence No.: PH1344 There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Hashimi, the applicant. The Convener proposed that the application be considered in Mr Hashimi’s absence. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC The Board resolved that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of part I of schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Transparency Statement At this point in the meeting Councillor Steel indicated that he had a connection to item 11(h) by reason that he had prior knowledge of this application. However, he indicated that he had applied the objective test and did not consider he had an interest to declare.
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11 Grant of Private Hire Car Driver's Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications for grant of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences. Applicant (b) had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland who had submitted an objection to the application:- (a) Mohammed Rafi Ahmadi After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (b) James McHugh There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr McHugh, the applicant. The Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued to later in the meeting to allow the applicant time to join. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued to later in the meeting. (c) Zulfiqar Ali Gailan After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (d) Shade Mosa Aga After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (e) Bal Kumar Malepati After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (f) Gianluca Nettuno After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (g) Halwes Rasuli After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the
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application be granted to 12 October 2025. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted to 12 October 2025. (h) Muhammad Waqas Najmi After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted to 21 May 2026. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted to 21 May 2026. (i) Ahmed Omer Abakar After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (j) Francis Osar Odiase After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (k) Salman Ali After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted to 14 June 2026. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted to 14 June 2026. 12 Grant of Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Mohammad Nasir There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Nasir, the applicant. The Convener proposed that the application be considered in Mr Nasir’s absence. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 12.15pm and resumed at 1.30pm.
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Sederunt Councillor N Graham was not in attendance when the meeting reconvened. Councillor McEwan was in attendance when the meeting reconvened. 13 Grant of Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence – Personal Appearance Under reference to item 11(b) of this Minute, consideration was resumed of the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland who had submitted an objection to the application:- James McHugh There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr McHugh, the applicant. Sergeant Robertson joined the meeting on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to the application. The Convener proposed that the application be considered in Mr McHugh’s absence, this was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider this application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. 14 Exemption from Mobility Assistance Duties – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for exemption from mobility assistance duties under the Equality Act 2010. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Applicant: Archie McLellan Licence No.: T0099 15 Variation of Taxi Operator’s Licence – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for variation of a Taxi Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Applicant: Archie McLellan Variation: exception to policy and standard condition 22 to operate a saloon car Licence No.: TX090 Mr McLellan, the applicant, joined the meeting. The Convener proposed that items 14 and 15 be considered together but that separate decisions be made. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow Members to consider the applications. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application for exemption from mobility assistance duties be granted for the duration of Mr McLellan’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence, T0099. This
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was agreed unanimously. The Convener proposed that the application for variation of Taxi Operator’s Licence, TX090, be granted and that standard condition 22 of the licence be amended to enable Mr McLellan to operate a saloon car. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: (a) That the application for exemption from mobility assistance duties be granted for the duration of Mr McLellan’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence, T0099; and (b) That the application for variation of Taxi Operator Licence, TX090, be granted and that standard condition 22 of the licence be amended to enable Mr McLellan to operate a saloon car. 16 Grant of Taxi Drivers' Licences - Personal Appearances Under reference to item 4(a) of the Minute of the meeting of this Board held on 27 March 2025, consideration was resumed of application (a) and under reference to item 7 of the Minute of the meeting of this Board held on 14 May 2025, consideration was resumed of application (b) for grant of Taxi Drivers’ Licences. The applicants had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland who had submitted an objection to application (a) and a representation to application (b):- (a) Robert Crosbie Mr Crosbie, the applicant, joined the meeting together with Sergeant Robertson on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider this application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (b) Gurpinder Singh Kamboj Mr Kamboj, the applicant, joined the meeting. Sergeant Robertson remained in the meeting having not left following consideration of the previous item of business, on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted a representation to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. 17 Renewal of Taxi Driver's Licence – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for renewal of a Taxi Driver’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland who had submitted a representation to the application:- Applicant: Robert Roulston
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Licence No.: T0096 Mr Roulston, the applicant, joined the meeting. Sergeant Robertson remained in the meeting having not left following consideration of the previous item of business, on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted a representation to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years. 18 Grant of Taxi Driver’s Licence – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Taxi Driver’s Licence:- Muhammad Rizwan Aziz After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. 19 Renewal of Taxi Operators’ Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications for renewal of Taxi Operators’ Licences:- (a) Applicant: Stephen Heron Licence No.: TX205 After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years. (b) Applicant: Vincent Dobbins Licence No.: TX045 After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years. 20 Surrender and Re-issue of Taxi Operator’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application for the surrender and re-issue of a Taxi Operator’s Licence:- Present Operator: Janice Allan Executor of Michael Allan Proposed Operator: Robert Anderson Licence No.: TX212
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After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted. 21 Landlord Registration – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for renewal of a Landlord Registration. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Applicant: Stewart Clow Registration No.: 411376/350/25291 There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Clow, the applicant. The Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board.