Item 4.8 Lomond Sports Bar and Kitchen - Planning Objection
West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 June 2026
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Me m o r a n d u m Thank you for your consultation request received on 1st April 2026 for the application for variation of premises licence referenced above. With regard to the above application, I have the following comments – The planning service is submitting a holding objection for three reasons. 1. As existing the applicant is operating a sports bar (Suis Generis) which constitutes a material change of planning use from a Class 3 restaurant and will require to be assessed through a planning application. As existing there is an enforcement enquiry indicating possible amenity concerns and the applicant will need to submit a retrospective planning application for a change of use to be assessed ad regularise the planning. 2. Unauthorised works has been carried out to a Category C Listed building without Listed Building Consent (LBC). Unauthorised works carried out on a Category C listed building in Scotland constitutes a criminal offence under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997. The applicant will require to submit a retrospective Listed Building Consent application to be assessed. 3. The applicant has carried out works to the building including installing new signage and is displaying advertisements. Displaying advertisements in contravention of the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Regulations 1984 is an offence. The applicant will need to submit a retrospective advertisement consent application for the works to be assessed. In regard to this, the planning service have met previously with the applicant’s agent Dean Ross in a meeting onsite dated Wednesday 18th March 2026. It was highlighted all the development and works carried out would have to be regularised through a new planning application, listed building consent and advertisement consent. However, since then there has been no response from the agent or applicant. As it stands, the planning issues have not been addressed and the unauthorised works and use of a sports bar does not have planning permission, listed building consent and advertisement consent. In light of the above, the planning service object to the granting of application for variation of premises licence until such times the planning position is properly regularised. I trust this clarifies our position, Kind Regards To: Licencing From: Development Management c.c. Jennifer Campbell Proposal: Application for variation of premises licence Location: 127 College Street, Dumbarton, G82 1NH Applicant: HBR(Dumbarton) Ltd Ref: DC26/021/LIC Date: 07/04/2026
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Me m o r a n d u m Jennifer Campbell Development Management Lead Planning Officer Planning and Building Standards West Dunbartonshire Council 16 Church Street Dumbarton G82 1QL