Item 8a - Webster Street LSO Update Report
West Dunbartonshire Council · 9 May 2023
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Licensing Standards Officers Report LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 “the 2005 Act” PREMISES LICENCE REVIEW APPLICATION PREMISES: 0097 6/8 Webster Street, Whitecrook, Clydebank, G81 1AZ PREMISES LICENCE HOLDER: Zahib Khan, Flat 2/1 303 Paisley Road West Glasgow G51 1NB Background Failure to pay the annual fee is a breach of the mandatory conditions of the premises licence. Following the recent history of non-annual fee payment the Licensing Board suspended the Premises Licence following the non-payment of the Annual Fee due by 1 October 2020 at the meeting of the Licensing Board which took place on Tuesday, 23 February 2021. Following further non-payment of the annual fee due by October 2021 the Licensing Board decided on Tuesday, 15 February 2022 to continue the premises licence suspension and seek a report back to the Board at a later date. Current position The LSO is now able to update that at the current date the premises have failed to pay the annual fee due by 1 October 2022. A Section 14 notice was served on 14 December 2022. Following a failure to comply with the aforementioned notice, a review application has been submitted in relation to this matter. The Licence Holder has failed to make contact with the Licensing Team despite multiple requests to do so. The premises does not appear to have traded since 2018 as no Personal Licence Holder has been named on the licence which would have prevented the sale of alcohol. Multiple visits to the premises during this time period have not shown any evidence of the premises trading. Enquiries with local residents further suggest that the premises has not traded since 2018. At its meeting on 7 March 2023, the Board considered the review application. The licence holders did not attend and the Board decided that they should be written to and the matter considered at the subsequent Board hearing. A post Board determination letter was sent on 28 March 2023 by recorded delivery explaining the importance of attendance at the subsequent meeting. No contact has been forthcoming. A further citation letter has been sent by recorded delivery. This information is respectfully submitted to the Board for its consideration. Annual fees due 2020 - £220 2021 - £220
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2022 - £220 Lawrence Knighton Licensing Standards Officer Date: 24 April 2023 Contact : Lawrence Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer, Regulatory Services, Council Offices, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton. G81 1TG. E-mail : lawrence.knighton@west-dunbarton.gov.uk