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Item 4 - Sweeney's Boatyard Occasional Application 1 - 5 May - 18 May 2025

West Dunbartonshire Council · 13 May 2025
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE LICENSING BOARD 
LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 
APPLICATION FOR OCCASIONAL LICENCE
Before completing this form please read the guidance notes at the end of the form.
If you are completing this form by hand please write legibly in block capitals.  In all cases ensure that
your answers are inside the boxes and written or typed in black ink.  Use additional sheets, if necessary.
You may wish to keep a copy of the completed form for your records. 
1. LICENCE DETAILS (see note 1)
Premises licence number (if applicable) 0222
Personal licence number (if applicable)
Name of voluntary organisation (if applicable) 
2. PERSONAL DETAILS
TITLE (delete as appropriate): Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other (please state)
Surname 
Forenames
Sweeney’s Cruises (a partnership)
DATE OF BIRTH Day Month Year 
ADDRESS WHERE ORDINARILY RESIDENT TO BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE PURPOSES 
Post town Balloch Post code 
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Daytime
Evening
Mobile
C/o Agent: 
C/o agent: 
FAX NUMBER 
E-MAIL ADDRESS (if you would prefer us to correspond with you by e-mail)

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3. THE PREMISES
Description of premises
Café Bar with beer garden at Sweeney’s Boatyard 
Description of activities to be carried on in the premises 
The premises will trade as a café bar and beer garden within the Sweeney’s Boatyard, Balloch. The café bar will be
housed in a converted container and sit adjacent to the beer garden and timber decking area
The café bar is proposed to sell a selection of alcohol drinks, hot and cold non-alcoholic drinks as well pre-made
lights snacks and pizza.
The café bar and beer garden will be a family friendly area, principally aimed as a facility to serve ferry and cruise
users, tourists and locals. In particular, the café aims to serve coach parties prior to their use of the cruise boats.
This relates to provisional premises licence WDLBPREM/0312 (which we are looking to confirm shortly) 
Full postal address of premises which this application refers to
Sweeney’s Cruises, Boatyard, Riverside, Balloch, G83 8SS 
4. DURATION OF LICENCE
From: 5 May 2025
To: 18 May 2025 
5. Is alcohol to be sold on & off the premises YES/NO* - Provide relevant details as to hours requested when alcohol will
be sold on/off the premises-* delete as appropriate
Times for sale of alcohol for consumption on
premises
11.00am to 10.00pm each day or until 30
minutes after the day’s last sailing has
docked, provided that time is prior to
10pm
Times for sale of alcohol for consumption off premises 
Statement of the times at which any activities other than the sale of alcohol will be carried on in the premises
Monday to Sunday from 9.00am for the provision of non-alcoholic drinks and light snacks 
6. CHILDREN (see note 2) – NOT APPLICABLE
This section must be completed where alcohol is for sale for consumption on the premises
Are children or young persons permitted entry?  YES/NO (if answered yes the remainder of this section must be

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completed)
Ages of children or young persons permitted
entry  
0-17 years
Times at which children or young persons permitted entry
All operating hours 
Parts of premises to which children or young persons permitted entry
Children and young persons will be entitled to access all parts of the café and beer garden, provided that they are
accompanied by an adult. 
7. CHECKLIST
I have
Please tick yes   
• Made or enclosed payment of the fee for the application
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8. Signature and declaration by applicant (see note 3)
DECLARATION
The contents of this Application are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
SIGNATURE  DATE
20 March 2025