Arlene's Coffee Shop, Craignure, Isle of Mull, PA65 6AY
Argyll and Bute Council · 23 September 2025
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ITEM 4(a) Argyll and Bute Licensing Board 23rd September 2025 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A PREMISES LICENCE NAME OF PREMISES: Arlene’s Coffee Shop, Craignure, Isle of Mull, PA65 6AY APPLICANT: Arlene Robbie, Birchwood, Craignure, Isle of Mull, PA65 6AY AGENT: Christine Roberts, Northstar Consultancy DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: Arlene's Coffee Shop is a family run award winning coffee shop and chocolatiers in Craignure, offering breakfast, light lunches, home baking, patisserie and barista coffee. We also stock a wide variety of our unique handmade artisan chocolates. We offer both sit-in and takeaway food and wish to include on-sales alcohol sales without food offering as well as off-sales if, and when required. We are situated in the heart of Craignure on the Isle of Mull, on roadside of the A849, just a hundred metres from the Craignure Ferry Terminal. We are open to the public of all ages. The building is a small single ground floor room, with a patio seating area to the front. LICENSED HOURS APPLIED FOR ON SALES OFF SALES Monday 11.00 to 17.00 11.00 to 17.00 Tuesday 11.00 to 17.00 11.00 to 17.00 Wednesday 11.00 to 17.00 11.00 to 17.00 Thursday 11.00 to 17.00 11.00 to 17.00 Friday 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00 Saturday 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00 Sunday 11.00 to 17.00 11.00 to 17.00 SEASONAL VARIATION:- The management reserve the right, depending on demand, to open the business one hour later than the commencement of licensed core hours, close one hour earlier than
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ITEM 4(a) termination of core hours on any day of the week, or completely close during winter months ie. 1st October to 31st March. The Coffee Shop plans to open two nights during the week to serve dinners thoughout the year, serving alcohol until 10.00pm. ACTIVITIES:- Conference facilities; Restaurant facilities; Bar meals: Receptions; Funerals; Club or other group meetings; Recorded music; Live performances; Outdoor drinking facilities. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSON CONDITIONS:- TERMS – Children aged 0-15 years will be permitted entry when accompanied with an adult aged 18 years or over, for the purpose of purchasing take-away food and drink, consuming food and drink or attending a private function/event. Young persons aged 16-17 years will be permitted for the purposes of purchasing take-away food and drink, consuming food and drink or attending a private function/event. AGES – Children - 0-15 years; Young persons -16 & 17 years TIMES – Children and young persons will be allowed entry at all times. PARTS – Children and young persons will be allowed entry to all public areas. CAPACITY OF PREMISES: - On Sales – 44 persons. 18 Inside. 26 outside. LSO COMMENTS: See attached report. POLICE COMMENTS: No Police objections OBJECTIONS/REPRESENTATIONS/COMMENTS: None POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION:-