APPROVED Minute Licensing Board - 7 May 2024 v3
West Dunbartonshire Council · 7 May 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, 7 May 2024 at 10.01 a.m. Present: Councillors Gurpreet Singh Johal, Jonathan McColl, June McKay, John Millar, Chris Pollock and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Michael McDougall, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board; Peter Clyde and Lawrence Knighton, Licensing Standards Officers; Marie Grant, Licensing Assistant and Lynn Straker and Lauren Simeon, Committee Officers. Also Attending: Solicitor Audrey Junner; Solicitor Caroline Louden; Solicitor Alex Green; Ryan O’Donnell; Chris Rodgers; Wendy Deloitte and Taylor Fontana. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Lawrence O’Neill and Hazel Sorrell. Councillor June McKay in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor McColl noted his declaration of interest for Item 6 of the Agenda: - Application for Major Variation of a Premises Licence – Morrisons Daily, Argyll Street, Levenvale, as he personally knows the Manager of the store. Councillor McColl noted he would leave the room during discussion of this item. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS The Minutes of the Licensing Board meeting held on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record with the addition of the spelling of the Solicitor and representatives name as Mr McGowan. APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL PREMISES LICENCE An Application was submitted for consideration for an application for a Provisional Premises Licence for Teamsport, 25 John Knox Street, Clydebank G81 1NA.
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Members first heard from Mr McDougall, who detailed the application and noted the updated comments from Building Standards officers following a recent site visit. Members then heard from Mr Knighton, who detailed the Licensing Standards comments and suggested conditions if the licence was granted. Members lastly heard from Solicitor and representative, Audrey Junner in support of the application and agreement to conditions as detailed in the Licensing Standards Officer reports. After further discussion and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed to grant the licence in accordance with the conditions detailed in the Licensing Standards Officer report with an amendment to the Children and Young Persons’ access so to permit Children and Young Persons to attend the premises for educational purposes DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the licence in accordance with the conditions detailed in the Licensing Standards Officer report with an amendment to the Children and Young Persons’ access so to permit Children and Young Persons to attend the premises for educational purposes APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE An Application was submitted for consideration for an application for a Major Variation of Premises Licence for Auchentoshan Distillery, Dalmuir, Clydebank G81 4SJ. Members heard from Mr Knighton, who detailed the comments from Licensing Standards and then from Solicitor Audrey Junner, in support of the application. After further discussion, the Board agreed to grant the licence. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the licence. Note: - Councillor McColl left the meeting after discussion of this item. APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE An Application was submitted for consideration for an application for a Major Variation of Premises Licence for Morrisons Daily, Argyll Street, Levenvale, Alexandria G83 0JH. Members first heard from Mr McDougall, in introduction to the application and then from Mr Clyde, who detailed the Licensing Standards comments. Members then heard from Solicitor and Representative Alex Green, in support of the application. After further discussion and in answer to Members questions, the Board
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agreed to grant the licence subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the licence subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report. APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE An Application was submitted for consideration for an application for a Major Variation of Premises Licence for Morrisons Daily, 106 High Street, Dumbarton G82 1PQ. Members first heard from Mr McDougall, in introduction to the application and then from Mr Clyde, who detailed the Licensing Standards comments. Members then heard from Solicitor and Representative Alex Green, in support of the application. After further discussion and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed to grant the licence. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the licence subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report. APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE An Application was submitted for consideration for an application for a Major Variation of Premises Licence for Morrisons Daily, Lomond Drive, Bellsmyre, Dumbarton G82 3AS. Members first heard from Mr McDougall, in introduction to the application and then from Mr Clyde, who detailed the Licensing Standards comments. Members then heard from Solicitor and Representative Alex Green, in support of the application. After further discussion and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed to grant the licence. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the licence subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report.
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APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE An Application was submitted for consideration for an application for a Major Variation of Premises Licence for Morrisons Daily, 107 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton G82 1RQ. Members first heard from Mr McDougall, in introduction to the application and then from Mr Clyde, who detailed the Licensing Standards comments. Members then heard from Solicitor and Representative Alex Green, in support of the application. After further discussion and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed to grant the licence. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the licence subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report. Note: - Councillor McColl re-joined the meeting after discussion of this item. APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE An Application was submitted for consideration for an application for a Major Variation of Premises Licence for Aldi, 80 Bank Street, Alexandria G83 0LZ. Members first heard from Mr McDougall, in introduction to the application and then from Mr Clyde, who detailed the Licensing Standards comments and conditions if the licence were to be granted. Members then heard from Solicitor and representative Caroline Louden, in support of the application. After further discussion and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed to grant the licence subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report. DECIDED:- The Board agreed to grant the licence subject to the conditions narrated in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report. GAMBLING ACT 2005: REVIEW OF THE LICENSING BOARD’S STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES A report was submitted by the Clerk to the Licensing Board, seeking approval from Members of the Licensing Board to consult on a refresh of its Statement of Principles and to develop a local area profile.
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After discussion in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to recommendations set out in the Report and noted its thanks to Officers for their detailed and thorough work in putting this report together. DECIDED:- Members agreed to the recommendations set out in the report. The meeting closed at 11.00 a.m.