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PUBLIC Agenda - Licensing Committee - 16 April 2025

West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 April 2025
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Agenda 
Meeting of the Licensing Committee 
Date:  Wednesday, 16 April 2025
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Time:  14:00
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Venue:  Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton G82 1QL
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Contact:    Lynn Straker, Committee Officer  
Email: lynn.straker@west-dunbarton.gov.uk   
committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 
Dear Member 
Please attend a Meeting of the Licensing Committee as detailed above. 
The business is shown on the attached agenda. 
Yours faithfully 
PETER HESSETT 
Chief Executive

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Distribution: 
Councillor Ian Dickson
Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal (Vice Chair)
Councillor Fiona Hennebry
Councillor John Millar
Councillor Lawrence O’Neill (Chair)
Councillor Chris Pollock
Councillor Gordon Scanlan
Councillor Hazel Sorrell 
All other Councillors for information.
Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration 
Date Issued: 03 April 2025

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MEETING OF LICENSING COMMITTEE 
WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL 2025 
AGENDA 
1  APOLOGIES 
2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
Members are invited to declare if they have an interest in any of the
undernoted items of business on this agenda and, if so, state the reasons for
such declarations. 
3 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS      7 - 15 
Submit for approval, as correct records, the undernoted Minutes of meeting
for: 
(a) (Ordinary) Licensing Committee held on 19 February 2025; and 
(b) (Special) Licensing Committee held on 10 March 2025.     
4 OPEN FORUM 
The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been
submitted by members of the public. 
5 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A TAXI/PRIVATE HIRE    17 - 18 
CAR DRIVER’S LICENCE 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting
the Committee to consider an application for grant of a Taxi/Private Hire Car
Driver’s Licence submitted by Mr Allan Aire. 
6 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A TAXI/PRIVATE HIRE    19 - 20 
CAR DRIVER’S LICENCE 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting
the Committee to consider an application for grant of a Taxi/Private Hire Car
Driver’s Licence submitted by Mr William Harrison.

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7 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A LATE HOURS    21 - 25 
CATERING LICENCE 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting
the Committee to consider an application for the grant of a Late Hours
Catering Licence at 468 Dumbarton Road, Clydebank G81 4DN submitted by
Rolling Smoke Clyde Limited. 
8 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A SHORT TERM     27 - 30 
LET LICENCE 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting
the Committee to consider an application for grant of a Short Term Let
Licence for premises at Hidden Horizon Luxury Glamping, 14 West Cochno
Holdings, Hardgate, Clydebank G81 6RT submitted by Mrs. Winnie Woods,
14 West Cochno Holdings, Hardgate, Clydebank G81 6RT. 
9 PROPOSED CHANGE TO TAXI/PRIVATE HIRE     31 - 34 
CAR LICENCE CONDITION 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting
the Committee to consider an amendment to an existing condition applicable
to both taxis and private  hire car licences relating to vehicle insurance which 
would clarify  that the day-to-day manager can be the holder of the insurance
policy. 
10 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC      35 
The Committee is asked to consider passing the following resolution prior to 
consideration of Items 11 and 12 as undernoted:- 
“That under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973 the 
press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of 
business on the grounds that it may involve the likely disclosure of exempt 
information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act 
1973.” 
11 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A TAXI/PRIVATE HIRE     
CAR DRIVER’S LICENCE 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting
the Committee to consider an application for the grant of a Taxi/Private Hire 
Car Driver’s Licence.

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12 REQUEST TO OPERATE A NON-WHEELCHAIR     
ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE IN THE CLYDEBANK ZONE 
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration asking the
Committee to consider a request to operate a vehicle as a taxi within the
Clydebank zone which has not been adapted for wheelchair accessibility.