APPROVED Minute Licensing Board - 5 March 2024 v3
West Dunbartonshire Council · 5 March 2024
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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, 5 March 2024 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Councillors Gurpreet Singh Johal, Jonathan McColl, June McKay, John Millar, Chris Pollock, Hazel Sorrell and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Michael McDougall, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board; Peter Clyde and Lawrence Knighton, Licensing Standards Officers and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland; Carolann Anderson, Licensing Assistant; Solicitor, Mr Stephen McGowan and Representative/Operator, Ms Pamela Collins, Coffee Club, 2700 Great Western Road, Clydebank G81 2XT. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor Lawrence O’Neill. Councillor June McKay 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 MEETINGS The Minutes of the Licensing Board meeting held on Tuesday, 16 January 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record. APPLICATION FOR PREMISES LICENCE An Application was submitted for consideration for an application for Premises Licence for Coffee Club, 2700 Great Western Road, Clydebank G81 2XT. Members first heard from Mr Michael McDougall, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board in introduction to the Application. He noted there were no objections to the
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application. Members then heard from Licensing Standards Officer, Mr Knighton who detailed conditions required should the application be granted. Councillor McKay, Chair, then invited Solicitor, Mr McGowan to speak in support of the application. After further discussion and in answer to Members questions, the Board noting the undertaking from Mr McGowan, Solicitor, gave on behalf of his client around the displaying of signage relating to reminding patrons of the dangers of drink driving agreed to grant the application, subject to the conditions detailed in the Licensing Standards Officers report with the deletion of the text at question 5(f) of the operating plan that refers to delivers of alcohol. DECIDED:- Members noting the undertaking from Mr McGowan, Solicitor, gave on behalf of his client around the displaying of signage relating to reminding patrons of the dangers of drink driving agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions in the Licensing Standards Officer report with the deletion of the text at question 5(f) of the operating plan that refers to delivers of alcohol. PREMISES LICENSE REVIEW Councillor McKay, Chair, noted that since the publication of the Agenda, for this meeting, both the premises, proposed for a review regarding payment of the annual Premises License Fee, had now both paid the fee, so a hearing was no longer required. The meeting closed at 10.17 a.m.