Item 3 - DRAFT Minute of Licensing Committee - 18 February 2026
West Dunbartonshire Council · 22 April 2026
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LICENSING COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Licensing Committee held in the Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at 2.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Ian Dickson, John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock and Gordon Scanlan. Attending: Heather McLaughlin, Section Head – Citizen and Regulatory; Robert Mackie, Senior Licensing Officer; Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer; Aidan Cameron, Building Services Officer; Mr Michael McDougall; Ms Nicola Bell; Mr Charles Mailey; Mr David McKearney; and Carly Chisholm and Lynn Straker, Committee Officers. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Gurpreet Singh Johal, Fiona Hennebry and Hazel Sorrell. Councillor Lawrence O’Neill in Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in the item of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS The Minutes of the Meetings of the Licensing Committee held on 25 September 2025 (Special), 3 December 2025 (Ordinary) and 13 January 2026 (Special) were submitted and approved as a correct record. OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public. APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A SHORT TERM LET LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting the Committee to consider an application for grant of a Short Term Let Licence submitted by Haven Properties (Levenside) Ltd. ITEM 3
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After discussion and having heard the Building Services Officer and the Applicant in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions instructed by Building Services being met. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions instructed by Building Services being met. APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A SHORT TERM LET LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting the Committee to consider an application for grant of a Short Term Let Licence submitted by Mr Charles Mailey. After discussion and having heard the Building Services Officer and the Applicant in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions instructed by Building Services being met. DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application subject to the conditions instructed by Building Services being met. APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF A TAXI LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting the Committee to consider an application for the variation of a Taxi Licence submitted by Mr Tin Sang Chow. Members first heard from Mr McDougall, Solicitor and Representative in support of the application. Members then heard from Mr David McKearney, Taxi Operator, in further explanation of the benefits of granting the exemption to the policy. ADJOURNMENT Councillor O’Neill, Chair, adjourned the meeting for a short recess to allow Members to physically review the seven seater taxi without a WAV capability. The meeting reconvened at 2.40 p.m. with all those listed in the sederunt present. After further discussion, and having heard from the Solicitor, the Senior Licensing Officer and the Taxi Operator in further detail, and in answer to Members’ questions, Members agreed to grant the application with regards to an exemption to the policy but with the caveat that should the Licence Operator change, the exemption would no longer apply.
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DECIDED:- Members agreed to grant the application with regards to an exemption to the policy but with the caveat that should the Licence Operator change, the exemption would no longer apply. The meeting closed at 2.52 p.m.