APPROVED Minute of Licensing Board - 16 06 2026 v2
West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 June 2026
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE LICENSING BOARD At a Meeting of West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at 10.02 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Gurpreet Singh Johal, John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock, Hazel Sorrell and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Christopher Anderson, Principal Solicitor; Lawrence Knighton and Peter Clyde, Licensing Standards Officers; Mark Walsh, Environmental Health Officer; Marie Grant, Licensing Assistant; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Mr Michael McDougall, Solicitor and Representative for Lomond Sports Bar Application; Mr Ronnie McColl, Applicant for Waterside Inn Application; Mr Niall Hassard Hassard Licesning, appearing on behalf of Hill Brown Licensing, Representative for Scotmid and Spa Applications; Mr Adrian Howlett (Greene King Retailing Ltd), Representative for The Counting House Application and Mr Michael Reilly, Representative for The Laughing Fox Application. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor Fiona Hennebry and Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland. 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 Submitted for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of meeting for Licensing Board held on 12 May 2026.
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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 Variation of Premises Licence for Lomond Sports Bar and Kitchen, 127 College Street, Dumbarton G82 1NH. Members first heard from Mr Anderson, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board, then heard from Mr Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer in introduction to the application and in detail of recommended conditions should the application be approved. Members then heard from Mr McDougall, Solicitor and Representative in support of the application, in agreement to the conditions set out by the Licensing Standards Officers in the report and in answer to Member’s questions. After discussion and further heard the Licensing Standards Officer and the Solicitor and Representative, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officers report. APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE A report was submitted by Clerk to the Licensing Board providing information regarding an Application for Variation of Premises Licence for Waterhouse Inn, 34 Balloch Road, Balloch G83 8LE. Members first heard from Mr Anderson, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board, then heard from Mr Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer in introduction to the application. Members then heard from Mr McColl, Applicant, in support of the application. After discussion, Members agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- Members 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 Variation of Premises Licence for Scotmid, 2 Freelands Place, Old Kilpatrick G60 5ED.
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Members first heard from Mr Anderson, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board, then heard from Mr Clyde, Licensing Standards Officer in introduction to the application and in detail of recommended conditions should the application be approved. Members then heard from Mr Niall Hassard, Solicitor and Representative in support of the application, in agreement to the conditions set out by the Licensing Standards Officers in the report, and in answer to Member’s questions. After discussion and having further heard from the Licensing Standards Officer and the Solicitor and Representative, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officers report. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officers report. APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL PREMISES LICENCE A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board providing information regarding an Application for a Provisional Premises Licence for Spar, 50 North Elgin Street, Clydebank G81 1BZ. Members first heard from Mr Anderson, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board, detailing overprovisions concerns and the Licensing Board’s Statement of Licensing Policy, the requirement that the Applicant is required to rebut the presumption of overprovision within the location. Members then heard from Mr Clyde, Licensing Standards Officer, detailing that these premises are located within IZ01 which is a locality considered to be overprovided for in terms of alcohol provision and of recommended conditions B and F from the Licensing Board’s standard conditions should the application be approved. Members then heard from Mr Kelly, West Dunbartonshire Council’s Alcohol and Drugs Partnership, in objection to the application and in answer to Member’s questions. Note: Councillor O’Neill left the meeting at this point in the meeting. Members then heard Mr Kenneth Bowman, in objection to the application. Members then heard Ms Yvonne O’Neill, in objection to the application. Members then heard Mr John Brown, in objection to the application. Members then heard from Mr Niall Hassard, Solicitor and Representative in support of the application, in agreement to the conditions set out by the Licensing Standards Officers in the report, and in answer to Member’s questions.
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Members further heard from objectors to the application and the Representative in further explanation and in answer to member’s questions. ADJOURNMENT Councillor Millar, Chair, adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 11.46 a.m. with all Members listed in the sederunt present with the exception of Councillor O’Neill. After discussion, Councillor Singh Johal, seconded by Councillor Pollock moved that the application be granted. As an amendment, Councillor Traynor, seconded by Provost Murray Conaghan, moved that the application should be refused on the grounds of overprovision and the detriment to the public health of the area. On a roll call vote being taken, 2 Members voted for the amendment namely Provost Murray Conaghan and Councillor Traynor and 4 Members voted for the motion namely, Councillors Singh Johal, Millar, Pollock and Sorrell. The motion was accordingly declared carried and the application was granted. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officers report. Note: Councillor O’Neill rejoined the meeting after discussion of this item. 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 Counting House, 17 High Street, Dumbarton G82 1LS. Members first heard from Mr Anderson, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board, then heard from Mr Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer, in introduction to the application. Members then from Mr Adrian Howlett, Representative in support of the application and in answer to Member’s questions. After further discussion, Members agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application.
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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 Laughing Fox, 119 Bridge Street, Alexandria G83 0TA. Members first heard from Mr Anderson, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board, then heard from Mr Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer in introduction to the application. Members then from Mr Michael Reilly, Representative in support of the application and in answer to Member’s questions. After further discussion, Members agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application. LICENSING BOARD ANNUAL FUNCTIONS REPORT 2025/2026 A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board requesting Members to consider its Annual Functions Report in relation to the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. After discussion Members agreed to note the terms of the Functions Report for 2025/26. LICENSING BOARD FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2025/2026 A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board requesting Members to consider its Annual Financial Report in relation to the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. After discussion Members agreed to note the terms of the Financial Statement for 2025/26. The meeting closed at 12.14 p.m.