Item 4 - The Doghouse - Application for Major Variation - Details Page
West Dunbartonshire Council · 14 January 2025
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THE LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 Application for Variation of Premises Licences Representation Premises Licence Reference: WDLBPREM/0204. Name and Address of Premises: Doghouse, 54 Balloch Road, Balloch G83 8LE Applicant/Licence Holder: Caledonian Heritable Ltd Type of Premises: Off and Off Sales. Proposed Application: Include new outdoor seating area on layout plan. Also, the following changes to the Operating Plan are proposed: Amend question 5a to YES in columns 2 & 3 for Restaurant facilities. Amend question 5c to YES in columns 2 & 3 for indoor/outdoor sports. Police Authority Comments: No objections. Licensing Standards Comments: Please see attached report. Fire Authority Comments: No comments. Regulatory Services Comments: National Park Authority has the following comments on this consultation: The proposed beer garden does not have planning permission and there is currently a retrospective planning application under consideration (reference: 2023/0167/DET). We are working with the applicant to address outstanding matters including accurate plans of the area and providing a noise assessment to a standard acceptable to WDC Environmental Health Officers. We do not have sufficient information at present to assess the impact of the proposal on the amenity of neighbouring properties, and, if it was found acceptable, the limitations which should be put on any permission (e.g. opening hours/capacity) or mitigation measures required. I would draw attention to the following information on the operating plan: • Opening times of 11am-midnight weekdays, 11am-1am weekends
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• It is presumed the outdoor area would have the same hours and we would have concerns over the impact on amenity for neighbouring properties if this was the case. We would take advice from WDC Environmental Health Officers on the appropriate hours for a residential area based on a noise assessment from the applicant. • The indicated capacity of the outdoor area is for 60 persons. This is significantly more than the 20 seats shown on the plan and is more than the capacity indicated to date in the planning application (the latest noise assessment provided was based on a group of 10 people in the outdoor area). • It appears that outdoor televised sports/outdoor sports is proposed which may be inappropriate for a residential area. It may be premature to grant a licence for this premise until a noise assessment has been submitted and assessed. As WDC are the relevant authority for monitoring and enforcing noise pollution and nuisance we would view the licence as the most appropriate method of limiting the hours, capacity and activity of the outdoor area. Late Representation: Building Standards Community Council Comments: No comments received. Health Board Comments: No comments received. Access Panel: No comments received. Additional Comments: Section 50 Certificates: Not required. Decision: