APPROVED Minute of Licensing Board - 3 March 2026 v2
West Dunbartonshire Council · 3 March 2026
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE LICENSING BOARD At a Meeting of West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board held in the Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank on Tuesday, 3 March 2026 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan, and Councillors John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock, Hazel Sorrell and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Heather McLaughlin, Section Head - Citizen and Regulatory; Peter Clyde and Lawrence Knighton, Licensing Standards Officers; Marie Grant, Licensing Assistant; and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland; Mark Walsh, Environmental Health Officer; Niall Hassard, Solicitor and Representative for Clydebank Co-op Application; Fiona MacInnes and Lindsay Hazar, Representatives for Clydebank Co-op Application; Adrian Howlett, Ian Dickson and Ryan Allan, Representatives for The Counting House Application; Ronnie McColl, Representative for Waterhouse Inn Application; and Joanne Worrall, Representative for Lomond Stores Application. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Fiona Hennebry and Gurpreet Singh Johal. Councillor John Millar in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Licensing Board held on 13 January 2026 were submitted and approved as a correct record.
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APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board providing information regarding an application for a Variation of Premises Licence for Clydebank Co-op, 8 Dunn Street, Dalmuir, Clydebank G81 4BQ. Members first heard from the Section Head - Citizen and Regulatory, in introduction to the application and then heard from Mr Clyde, Licensing Standards Officer, in detail of their concerns with the application. Members then heard from Mr Hassard, Solicitor and Representative, in detail and support of the application. After discussion, and having heard the Solicitor in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the application. APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board providing information regarding an application for a Variation of Premises Licence for The Counting House, 17/19 High Street, Dumbarton G82 1NF. Members first heard from the Section Head - Citizen and Regulatory, in introduction to the application. Members agreed to receive a comment from Environmental Health regarding the application which, it was noted, had been received late. Members then heard from Mr Howlett, Agent and Representative, in support of the application and then from Mr Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer, in detail of their concerns with the application. Members then heard from Mr Walsh, Environmental Health Officer in detail of their concerns with the Application. After discussion, and having heard the Agent and Representative in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the application. Note: Councillor O’Neill left the meeting after agreement of this application.
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APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board providing information regarding an application for a Variation of Premises Licence for Lomond Stores, 19 Balloch Road, Balloch G83 8SR. Members first heard from the Section Head - Citizen and Regulatory, in introduction to the application and then from Mr Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer in detail of their concerns with the application. Members then heard from Ms Worrall, Representative, in support of the application. After further discussion, the Board agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the application. Note: Councillor O’Neill rejoined the meeting after agreement of this application. APPLICATION FOR EXTENDED HOURS A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board providing information regarding an application for Extended Hours for The Waterhouse Inn, 34 Balloch Road, Alexandria G83 8LE. Members first heard from the Section Head - Citizen and Regulatory, in introduction to the application and then from Mr Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer, in detail of their concerns with the application. Members then heard from Mr McColl, Representative, in support of the application. After discussion, and having heard the Representative in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the application. REVIEW OF PERSONAL LICENCE A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board providing information regarding a Review of a Personal Licence for Mr Andrew Anderson. Members noted that Mr Anderson was not in attendance at the meeting and that this was the second time a hearing had been scheduled and the licence holder had not attended. After discussion, the Board agreed to revoke the Personal Licence. DECIDED:-
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The Board agreed to revoke the Personal Licence. NON-PAYMENT OF ANNUAL FEES 2025-2026 A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board providing information regarding the Non-Payment of Annual Fees for 2025-2026 by The Keep Bar. After discussion, the Board agreed to a continuation of this hearing to the next meeting of the Licensing Board. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to a continuation of this hearing to the next meeting of the Licensing Board. ADJOURNMENT Councillor Millar, Chair, adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 11.09 a.m. with all those listed in the sederunt present. PROPOSED EXTENSION TO ON-SALES PREMISES LICENSED HOURS FOR THE DURATION OF THE 2026 WORLD CUP A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board asking Members to consider a policy on extending licensed hours for On-Sales Premises for matches involving the Scotland National Team taking place as part of the 2026 World Cup. Members first heard from the Section Head - Citizen and Regulatory, in introduction to the proposed extension of operating hours and then from Mr Clyde, Licensing Standards Officer, providing guidance received from the Scottish Government and conditions which could be considered when discussing this proposal. After further discussion, the Board agreed in principal to the proposals within the report and that a further report to be submitted to the next meeting of the Licensing Board by the Licensing Standards Officers detailing considerations of other World Cup games where Scotland Mens’ Team are not playing and whether a blanket level of approval would be supported or further parameters required. DECIDED:- The Board agreed in principal to the proposals within the report and that a further report be submitted to the next meeting of the Licensing Board by the Licensing Standards Officers detailing considerations of other World Cup games where Scotland Mens’ Team are not playing and whether a blanket level of approval would be supported or further parameters required.
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The meeting closed at 11.25 a.m.