Item 3a - DRAFT Minute of Meeting of Licensing Committee - 4 June 2025 v2
West Dunbartonshire Council · 6 August 2025
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LICENSING COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Licensing Committee held in the Civic Space, 16, Church Street, Dumbarton on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 at 2.02 p.m. Present: Councillors Ian Dickson, Gurpreet Singh Johal, John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock and Gordon Scanlan. Attending: Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services; Robert Mackie, Senior Licensing Officer and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland; Ms Eilidh Paton, Principal Environmental Health Officer; Mr Sharef Alsaeed- Ahmad; Mr Waleed Totakhyl; Mr Brian McMahon; Mr Kyle Proctor; Mr Henry Glasgow; Mr Kenneth McSheaffrey; Mr Chris McAteer; Mr Charles Murray and Mr Gerrard McAllister. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors 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 any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 16 April 2025 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. Item 3a
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APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A TAXI/PRIVATE HIRECAR DRIVER’S LICENCE A report was submitted 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 Sharef Alsaeed-Ahmad. Members first heard from the Manager of Legal Services in details of the application and then from the Applicant in support of grant of the application. After discussion and having heard the Applicant in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to grant the Licence application with the standard conditions. DECIDED:- Committee agreed to grant the Licence application with the standard conditions. APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A LATE HOURS CATERING LICENCE (Continued) A report was submitted 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. Members first heard from the Manager of Legal Services in detail of the report and then from Eilidh Paton, Principal Environmental Health Officer in detail of their objection to the application. Members then heard from Mr Waleed Totakhyl, Applicant and Mr Brian McMahon, Mr Totakhyl’s representative, in support of the Application. After discussion and having heard the Principal Environmental Health Officer and Representative to the Application in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to grant the application with the condition that the duration of the licence will be for one year. The Committee noted Mr McMahon’s undertaking on behalf of the Applicant that the Applicant will work with the Council’s Environmental Health service to resolve any difficulties relating to noise issues. DECIDED:- Committee agreed to grant the Licence application for a restricted duration of one year with the standard conditions. APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A WINDOW CLEANER’S LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting the Committee to consider an application for renewal of a Window Cleaner’s Licence submitted by Mr Kyle Proctor.
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Members first heard from the Manager of Legal Services in detail of the report and then from Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland in detail of the representation from Police Scotland. The Committee then heard from the Applicant in support of their application. After discussion and having heard the Applicant in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to grant the Licence application with the standard conditions. DECIDED:- Committee agreed to grant the Licence application with the standard conditions. CIVIC GOVERNMENT SCOTLAND ACT REVIEW OF TAXI FARES AND CHARGES CLYDEBANK TAXI LICENSING ZONE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting the Committee to consider a review of the fares and charges applicable to taxis operating within the Clydebank Taxi Licensing Zone. Members first heard from the Manager of Legal Services, detailing the report and proposals. Members then heard from Mr Henry Glasgow (Clydebank and District Taxi Owners Association Radio Systems Ltd.) and Mr Kenneth McSheaffrey (Clydebank Taxi Operators Group) in support of their respective proposals. ADJOURNMENT The Chair adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 4.15 p.m. with all Members listed in the sederunt present. After discussion and having heard the representatives in further proposals and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to the following proposal: • increase the flagfall on Tariff One by 50p; • increase the flagfall on Tariff Two by 50p; • increase the flagfall on Tariff Three by 50p; • increase the running mile by 10p on Tariff One; • increase the running mile by 20p on Tariff Two; • increase the running mile by 50p on Tariff Three; • increase the period for waiting time from 10p for each 30 seconds (£12.00 per hour) to 10p for each 15 seconds (£24.00 per hour);
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• change the period of time when Tariff 3 is applicable from Noon on 24 December to Midnight on 26 December and Noon on 31 December to Midnight on 2 January to 6.00 a.m. on 24 December until 6.00 a.m. on 27 December and 6.00 a.m. on 31 December until 6.00 a.m. on 3 January; • During the period when Tariff 3 is applicable, change the period of time when a 50p extra charge will be applied from 9.00p.m until 6.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. until 6.00 a.m. • increase the amount where extra charges will apply for a taxi called by telephone or via App and not cancelled before arrival from £3.30 to £5.00. DECIDED:- The Committee agreed to the proposal submitted jointly by Mr Henry Glasgow (Clydebank and District Taxi Owners Association Radio Systems Ltd.) and Mr Kenneth McSheaffrey (Clydebank Taxi Operators Group). The meeting closed at 4.28 p.m.