Item 4 - Coffee Club 0315 - LSO Report LK
West Dunbartonshire Council · 5 March 2024
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Licensing Standards Officers Report LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 PREMISES LICENCE VARIATION APPLICATION PREMISES: WDLBPREM/0315 Coffee Club, 2700 Great Western Road, Clydebank, G81 2XT PREMISES LICENCE HOLDER: Duntocher Café Limited, 7 Delhi Avenue, Clydebank, G81 4JS This application may be contrary to the Licensing Board’s Statement of Licensing Policy; Overprovision. The Premises are located within IZ 05 – Goldenhill, Parkhall North, East Kilbowie & Hardgate Central. In accordance with the Licensing Board’s Statement of Licensing Policy the Licensing Standards Officer recommends that for the purposes of the licensing objective of protecting children and young persons from harm, that the conditions narrated in the Board's policy at Appendix 1, Part A – Children and Young Persons Access and Part D – Outdoor Areas (see undernote). Members may also wish to note that these premises were licensed until the licence holding company was liquidated in or around June 2022. The licence ceased to have effect by operation of law shortly thereafter. I understand that this application seeks to reinstate the premises licence. Licensing Standards Officer Date: 31 January 2024 Contact : Lawrence Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer, Regulatory and Regeneration Services, Council Offices, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton. G81 1TG. E-mail : lawrence.knighton@west-dunbarton.gov.uk UNDERNOTE – details of conditions Children and Young Persons Access The holder of the premises licence must make sure that:- 1. Children are supervised at all times by an appropriate adult while on the licensed premises. 2. Children and Young Persons will only be permitted in to licensed premises where the primary purpose of allowing them access is to consume a meal or attend a private pre-booked function [or insert reason].
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3. No gaming and/or amusements with prizes machines are to be located in the part or parts of the licensed premises where children and young people are permitted. 4. Inthecaseofeventswhicharetobeheldexclusivelyforchildren,orchildren and young persons, such as a discotheque, adequate supervision and stewarding arrangements should be in place in relation to children attending the event. 5. Where televisions or video machines are intended to be used in areas where children are permitted, the programmes or video films must be of a type suitable for family and children’s viewing. 6. Toilets should be of a suitable type and standard for children. 7. When meals are sold within licensed premises, a children’s menu shall be available or the menu should clearly state that children portions are available. This would not be satisfied by the provision of for example soft drinks and snacks but would require to be of the plated food variety in addition to any form of sandwiches etc, which may be available. 8. Electrical sockets within the part of parts of the premises to which children have access should, when not in use, have plug caps thereon. 9. Where open fires or electrical or gas fires or radiators are within part or parts of the premises to which children have access, it is expected that such fires and radiators etc. will be securely guarded. Outdoor Areas The holder of the premises licence/occasional licence [delete as appropriate] for a licensed outdoor area must make sure that:- 1. The outdoor area complies with the area permitted by the relevant tables and chairs permit and it is clearly defined and enclosed by suitable barriers and controlled so that no drinks are allowed to be taken from it. All tables and chairs are removed from the street in accordance with the relevant Tables and Chairs Permit’s approved hours of operation. 2. The use of the tables and chairs are a shall cease at 2200 hours each evening. 3. All street furniture including tables and chairs, barriers, etc. must be off the street and in storage by 2215 hours. 4. The premises licence holder and premises manager will have management procedures in place to supervise admissions and to objectively monitor the occupant capacity, and to have an effective means of communication between the outdoor area and the premises. 5. The outdoor are a will be regularly serviced and must be kept clear of empty receptacles, unattended glassware and all refuse removed.
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6. All drinks will be supplied or decanted into suitable containers. 7. No amplified sound or music shall be played in, or relayed to, the outdoor area. 8. The capacity of the outdoor area shall not exceed 100 persons.