Item 3 - DRAFT Minute of Licensing Board - 01 09 2026 v4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 October 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, 1 September 2026 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Hazel Sorrell and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Christopher Anderson, Principal Solicitor; Lawrence Knighton and Peter Clyde, Licensing Standards Officers; Marie Grant, Licensing Assistant; and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer, Also Attending: Mr Michael McDougall, Solicitor and Representative for The Station Bar Application; Mr Niall Hassard, Solicitor, and Representative for The Stags Head Application; Mr Aiden Sharkey, Representative for Lucky Break Application; and Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Fiona Hennebry, Gurpreet Singh Johal, and Chris Pollock. 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 Licensing Board held on 16 June 2026 were submitted and approved as a correct record. APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL PREMISES LICENCE A report was submitted regarding an Application for a Provisional Premises Licence for Lucky Break Snooker Club, 26-30 Glasgow Road, Clydebank G81 1SE. After discussion and having heard from Police Scotland, the Licensing Standards Officer, and the Representative to the Application, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to grant the application with
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acceptance of conditions within the Licensing Standards Officer report and a terminal operating hour of 12.00 a.m. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the application with acceptance of conditions within the Licensing Standards Officer report and a terminal operating hour of 12.00 a.m. VARIATION IN ORDER OF BUSINESS After hearing Councillor Millar, Chair, the Board agreed to vary the order of business as hereinafter minuted. APPLICATION FOR OCCASIONAL LICENCE A report was submitted regarding an Application for an Occasional Licence for Lucky Break Snooker Club, 26-30 Glasgow Road, Clydebank G81 1SE. After discussion and having heard from Police Scotland, the Licensing Standards Officer, and the Representative to the Application, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Board agreed to grant the application with acceptance of conditions within the Licensing Standards Officer report and a terminal operating hour of 12.00 a.m. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the application with acceptance of conditions within the Licensing Standards Officer report and a terminal operating hour of 12.00 a.m. APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE A report was submitted regarding an Application for a Variation of Premises Licence for The Station Bar, 140-142 Bank Street, Alexandria G83 0UL. Members first heard from Police Scotland, then from the Licensing Standards Officer, in detail of the application. Members then heard from the Solicitor and Representative in support of the Application. ADJOURNMENT Councillor Millar, Chair, adjourned the meeting for a short time. The meeting reconvened at 11.10 a.m. with all those Members and officers listed in the sederunt present. After further discussion and having heard from the Solicitor and Representative in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to grant
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the application subject to agreement of the conditions detailed in the Licensing Standards Officer report; and also that the Licensing Standards Officers will report back to the Licensing Board within the next 12 months to report any problems with the current operating hours in the Beer Garden on the premises. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the application subject to agreement of the conditions detailed in the Licensing Standards Officer report; and also that the Licensing Standards Officers will report back to the Licensing Board within the next 12 months to report any problems with the current operating hours in the Beer Garden on the premises. APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE A report was submitted regarding an Application for a Variation of Premises Licence for The Tullie Inn, Balloch Road, Balloch G83 8SW. Members noted the Applicants had requested a continuation of the application. The Board agreed to a continuation of the Application to a future meeting of the Licensing Board. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to a continuation of the Application to a future meeting of the Licensing Board. APPLICATION FOR EXTENDED OPERATING HOURS A report was submitted regarding an Application for Extended Operating Hours for The Stags Head, 116 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton G82 1JN. After discussion and having heard from Police Scotland, the Licensing Standards Officer and the Solicitor and Representative to the Application, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to delegate authority to officers to grant the application subject to the main event gaining Licensing approval. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to delegate authority to officers to grant the application subject to the main event gaining Licensing approval. FESTIVE HOURS POLICY 2026/27 A report was submitted by the Clerk of the Licensing Board proposing a policy on an extension to licensed hours during the festive period in terms of Section 67 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the Act”).
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After discussion and having heard from the Licensing Standards Officer in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed:- (1) that the 2026/27 Festive Period was defined as being Monday 7 December 2026 to Monday 4 January 2027 inclusive; (2) that premises licence holders – with permission to utilise festive extensions - without significant entertainment (public houses, hotel bars and members’ clubs fall into this category) may trade for one hour more than the normal licensed hours during the festive period, with the exception of Hogmanay; (3) that premises licence holders – with permission to utilise festive extensions - without significant entertainment (public houses, hotel bars and members’ clubs) may trade to 3 a.m. on Hogmanay on condition that last entry to the premises is 11 p.m. and the event is pre-ticketed; (4) that premises licence holders - with permission to utilise festive extensions - offering significant entertainment (nightclubs) may trade until 4 a.m. during the festive period; (5) that premises licence holders without permission to utilise festive extensions may apply for extended hours certificates in relation to the festive period; (6) that authority for the granting of applications for extended hours certificates over the Festive Period, be delegated to the Clerk to the Licensing Board, if the terms of the application are in accordance with the foregoing agreed recommendations; (7) that should applications for extended hours certificates be submitted which fall outwith the agreed hours or foregoing recommendations, then any such applications may require to be submitted to the Board for consideration, particularly where objections are forthcoming; and (8) to have regard to the request from the West Dunbartonshire Licensing Forum in 2025 to consider allowing premises licence holders – with permission to utilise festive extensions - without significant entertainment (public houses, hotel bars and members’ clubs fall into this category) to trade for two hours more than the normal licensed hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day where their normal terminal hour is 12midnight (with the exception of Hogmanay). The meeting closed at 11:49 a.m.