APPROVED Minute of Special Licensing Committee - 18 September 2024 v2
West Dunbartonshire Council · 18 September 2024
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1063 LICENSING COMMITTEE At a Special Meeting of the Licensing Committee held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton G82 1QL on Wednesday, 18 September 2024 at 1.02 p.m. Present: Councillors Ian Dickson, John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris Pollock and Hazel Sorrell. Attending: Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services; Robert Mackie, Senior Licensing Officer; Carolann Anderson, Licensing Assistant; and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Judi Ferguson, Building Services Team Leader. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Gurpreet Singh Johal and Jonathan McColl; and Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland. Mr Michael McDougall in the Chair ELECTION OF CONVENOR OF LICENSING COMMITTEE Mr McDougall, Manager of Legal Services, opened the meeting and advised that Councillor Lawrence O’Neill had resigned as Convenor of the Licensing Committee with immediate effect and asked Members to elect a Convenor of the Licensing Committee for this meeting only. Councillor Sorrell, seconded by Councillor Millar, moved Councillor O’Neill as nomination for Convenor. Councillor Pollock, seconded by Councillor Dickson moved Councillor Dickson as nomination for Convenor. On a vote being taken, Councillor Dickson received 2 votes, namely Councillors Dickson and Pollock. Councillor O’Neill received 3 votes, namely Councillors Millar, O’Neill and Sorrell. Councillor O’Neill was declared Convenor of the Licensing Committee for this meeting. Councillor Lawrence O’Neill in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Sorrell declared she was a Member of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority but on advice from Mr McDougall, Manager of Legal Services, it was noted this was not an interest in regard to any of the applications at this Special Meeting of the Licensing Committee.
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1064 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 (CONTINUATION) A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration asking Members to consider a continuation of a hearing for an application to grant a Short Term Let Licence, submitted by Mr. Jonathan Rankin and Mr. Scott Piatkowski for South Lodge, Old Luss Road, Balloch G83 8QP. ADJOURNMENT Councillor O’Neill, Chair, adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 1.25 p.m. with all those present in the sederunt in attendance. After further discussion and having heard the Manager of Legal Services, the Building Standards Team Leader and the applicant Mr Piatkowski, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed not to grant the application until all the suitable conditions, as detailed by Building Standards, are met. The application will be brought back to a future meeting of the Licensing Committee. APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A SHORT TERM LET (CONTINUATION) A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration asking Members to consider a continuation of a hearing for an application to grant a Short Term Let Licence submitted, by Mr. Edward McVey for Waterman’s Cottage, Blairlinnis, Blairlinnis House, Gartocharn, Alexandria G83 8ND. After discussion and having heard the Manager of Legal Services, the Building Standards Team Leader and the applicant, Mr Edward McVey, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed not to grant the application due to conditions from Building Standards not being met. APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A SHORT TERM LET (CONTINUATION) A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration asking Members to consider a continuation of a hearing for an application to grant a Short Term Let Licence, submitted by Ms Leslie McLellan for Sheildaig Farm, Upper Stoneymollan Road, Alexandria G83 8QY.
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1065 After discussion and having heard the Manager of Legal Services, the Building Standards Team Leader and the applicant, Ms Leslie McLellan, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to grant the application. The meeting closed at 1.50 p.m.