Item 4 - Sweeney's Boatyard - LSO Report v2
West Dunbartonshire Council · 13 May 2025
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Licensing Standards Officers Report LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OCCASIONAL LICENCE APPLICATIONS PREMISES: OL7025 to OL7325 Sweeney’s Cruises, Boatyard, Riverside, Balloch, G83 8SS PREMISES LICENCE HOLDER: Sweeney’s Cruises, Boatyard, Riverside, Balloch, G83 8SS In accordance with the Licensing Board’s Statement of Licensing Policy the Licensing Standards Officer recommends that for the purposes of the licensing objectives that the conditions narrated in the Board's policy at Appendix 1, Part E – Occasional Licences and Part D Outdoor Areas (see undernote) are applied. Licensing Standards Officer Date: 24 April 2025 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 Part E - Occasional licences The holder of the occasional licence must make sure that:- 1. The licence holder or another suitably trained person with managerial responsibility is present throughout the licensed hours and when alcohol is served. A contact phone number will be readily available at all times. 2. The licence holder will ensure that their contact details including a contact phone number, or those of a personal licence holder if application is made in their name, will be readily available at all times for Police, Licensing Standards Officers or other Authorised Officers. 3. The occasional licence is to be kept on the premises and made available for inspection when requested by a Licensing Standards Officer or Police Officer, and any reasonable request by them is complied with. 4. Children permitted within the venue must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
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5. If not already provided, baby-changing facilities will be made available for children under the age of 5 years. 6. All staff employed in a position involving the sale or service of alcohol to undergo a minimum of two hours training prior to commencing duty (as defined in the Licensing (Training of Staff)(Scotland) Regulations 2007) with a record of this training being kept at the location and available for inspection by Police or Licensing Standards Officers. [Will not be applied to licences held by voluntary organisations.] 7. A notice advising whether children and young persons are admitted, and the terms of admission is displayed at each point of entry. Part D - 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. 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.