Item 3 - DRAFT Minute of Licensing Board - 4 March 2025 v4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 13 May 2025
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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, 4 March 2025 at 11.02 a.m. Present: Councillors John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Michael McDougall, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board; Peter Clyde and Lawrence Knighton, Licensing Standards Officers; Carolann Anderson, Licensing Assistant and Lynn Straker, Committee Officers. Also Attending: Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland; Audrey Junner, Solicitor for Tenpin Applications; Bradley Baddams, Manager and Applicant for Tenpin Applications; Elspeth Glasgow, Personal Applicant and Michael Docherty, Personal Applicant. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Gurpreet Singh Johal, Fiona Hennebry and Hazell Sorrell. 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 at this point in the meeting. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS The Minutes of the Licensing Board meeting held on Tuesday, 14 January 2025 were submitted and approved as a correct record. UPDATE AND REVIEW OF LICENSING BOARD’S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES A report was submitted by Clerk to the Licensing Board informing Members of the proposed review of the Licensing Board’s policies and procedures, to make sure that they align with the Licensing Board’s broader equalities objectives as well as considering the needs of the community and licensed trade.
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After discussion and having heard the Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed:- (1) to note the need for updated mainstreaming and equality outcomes; (2) to note and approve the review of policies and procedures; (3) that the Licensing Board requests that the Licensing Forum forms a Working Group to support officers in reviewing licensing policies and procedures; and (4) to note that the outcome of the review will be reported back to future meetings of the Licensing Board and Licensing Forum. APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL PREMISES LICENCE An application was submitted for consideration for a Provisional Premises Licence for Tenpin, Units 13-17, Britannia Way, Clyde Shopping Centre Clydebank G81 2RZ. Members first heard from Police Scotland, advising they had no objections to the Application, then from the Licensing Standards Officer further to his report. Members then heard from the Solicitor and Applicant in support of the application. ADJOURNMENT Councillor Millar, Chair, adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 12.00 p.m. with all Members listed in the sederunt present. After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Representative in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed to grant the application with the conditions outlined in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report subject to the following modifications: (1) Children are supervised at all times by an appropriate adult while on the licensed premises after 9.00 p.m. (2) Children and young persons will only be permitted into licensed premises where the primary purpose of allowing them access is to consume a meal or attend a private pre-booked function or access the entertainment facilities in the premises; and (3) Children and young persons will not be permitted access to the area delineated in blue on the layout plan, that forms part of the premises licence that contain category C machines. DECIDED:-
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Members agreed to grant the application with the conditions outlined in the Licensing Standards Officer’s report subject to the following modifications: APPLICATION FOR LICENCED GAMING MACHINE PERMIT An application was submitted for consideration for a Licenced Gaming Machine Permit for Tenpin, Units 13-17, Britannia Way, Clyde Shopping Centre Clydebank G81 2RZ. Members first heard from Police Scotland who noted no objection and then from Licensing Standards Officers, with recommendations if the Licence were to be granted. Members then heard from the Solicitor and the Applicant in support of the application. After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Applicant in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed delegate the grant of the Permit to the Clerk of the Licensing Board. DECIDED:- Members agreed to delegate the grant of the Permit to the Clerk of the Licensing Board. APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PERSONAL LICENCE A report was submitted by Clerk of the Licensing Board providing information regarding an Application of a Personal Licence for Ms Elspeth Glasgow. Members first heard from Police Scotland and their correspondence and then from Ms Elspeth Glasgow, Applicant, in support of the application. After discussion and having heard the Applicant in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application. APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PERSONAL LICENCE A report was submitted by Clerk of the Licensing Board providing information regarding an Application of a Personal Licence for Mr Michael Docherty Members first heard from Police Scotland and their correspondence and then from Mr Michael Docherty, Applicant, in support of the application. After discussion and
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having heard the Applicant in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed to grant the application. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application. The meeting closed at 12.33 p.m.