Oban Distillery, Stafford Street, Oban, PA34 5NH
Argyll and Bute Council · 22 April 2025
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ITEM 6(f) Argyll and Bute Licensing Board 22nd April 2025 VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE NAME OF PREMISES: Oban Distillery, Stafford Street, Oban, PA34 5NH APPLICANT: Diageo Scotland Limited, 11 Lochside Place, Edinburgh, EH12 9HA AGENT: David Hossack, Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: The premises are situated in Oban and occupy an extensive two and three storey building with external areas. EXISTING LICENSED HOURS PROPOSED LICENSED HOURS ON SALES OFF SALES ON SALES OFF SALES Monday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 09.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Tuesday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 09.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Wednesday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 09.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Thursday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 09.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Friday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 09.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Saturday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 09.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Sunday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 09.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 DETAILS OF VARIATIONS SOUGHT:- The applicants wish to vary the licence as follows:- 1) To vary the commencement of on sales hours to 9.00am. 2) Inclusion of bar meals and indoor/outdoor sport as permitted activities. 3) Inclusion of mention of use of premises for additional activities. 4) Change in on-sale and off-sale capacity. 5) Change to the layout plan. 6) Change to description of premises.
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ITEM 6(f) CURRENT ACTIVITIES: Conference facilities; Restaurant; Celebrations; Funerals; Club or other group meetings; Recorded music; Live performances; Dance facilities; Theatre; Films and outdoor drinking facilities. CURRENT CAPACITY: On Sales – 472 persons: Off Sales – 25.82m2 PROPOSED CAPACITY: On Sales – 999 persons with additional 2000 in external area for events Off Sales – 38.965m2 and 16.76m3 LSO COMMENTS: See attached report. POLICE COMMENTS: Police Scotland have submitted a letter of representation dated 31/03/2025. A copy of the letter is attached. OBJECTIONS/REPRESENTATIONS: None POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION:- (1)Extend the commencement hour for on-sales from 10a.m. to 9a.m. Monday to Sunday. The agent for the licence holder has been in touch regarding the 9.00am start. They have asked for the following information to be passed to the Board Members:- It was indicated that the reason for early start is to allow those who are on tours or who have been on tours. Our suggestion is that a condition might be applied to give some comfort that it would not be a bar open for all. Wording which is suggested and has been used in other areas is as follows "Alcohol for consumption on the premises prior to 10:00 hrs on any day may only be sold to persons participating in a formal tasting or sampling session, or to such persons following on from their participation in a formal tasting or sampling session, and a notice to that effect will be displayed on the premises." (2) Addition of bar meals and indoor/outdoor sports as activities. (3) Addition of reference to the use of the premises for other activities (4) Increase in the capacity figures for on-sales and off-sales. Currently the on-sales capacity is 472 persons and proposed is 999 persons with additional 2000 in external area for events. Currently the off-sales capacity is 25.82m2 and the proposed is 38.965m2 and 16.76m3. (5) The layout plans have been updated to reflect the additional areas and changes to the operational activities. (6) Change to the description of the premises (7) Letter of representation dated 31/03/25 from Police Scotland.