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Argyll and Bute Council · 22 April 2025
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THE ARGYLL AND BUTE LICENSING BOARD Tel. (01546) 604128 Kilmory Lochgilphead 16 April 2025 Dear Sir/Madam LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 A meeting of the ARGYLL AND BUTE LICENSING BOARD will be held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on TUESDAY, 22 APRIL 2025 at 11:00 AM, which you are requested to attend. Yours faithfully DAVID LOGAN Clerk to the Board To: All Members of the Licensing Board BUSINESS 1. APOLOGIES 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM LICENSING BOARD MEETING OF 25TH FEBRUARY 2025 4. APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE (a) Mandarin Thai, 5 John Street, Oban, PA34 5NS (Pages 7 - 12) Summary Sheet attached – Item 4(a) (b) The Sulking Room, 19 East Princes Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, PA20 9DL (Pages 13 - 20) Summary Sheet attached – Item 4(b) (c) West Clyde Convenience Store, 9 West Clyde Street, Helensburgh, G84 8SQ (Pages 21 - 28) Summary Sheet attached – Item 4(c)
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5. APPLICATION FOR A PROVISIONAL PREMISES LICENCE (a) 60 Mile Inn, Station Road, Bridge of Orchy, PA36 4AD (Pages 29 - 34) Summary Sheet attached – Item 5(a) (b) Lochavullin Bar, 35 Combie Street, Oban, PA34 4HS (Pages 35 - 44) Summary Sheet attached – Item 5(b) 6. APPLICATION FOR MAJOR VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE (a) Caol Ila Distillery, Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, PA46 7RL (Pages 45 - 50) The applicants wish to vary the licence as follows:- 1) To add permitted activities to include quiz and comedy nights; office and administrative activities; holistic and wellbeing activities; ceilidhs; starting/finishing point for running and cycling races and events; community events; mention of external pop up bar. 2) Change of layout plan to show location of pop up bar. Summary Sheet attached – Item 6(a) (b) Zaina Tandoori, 10 John Street. Dunoon, PA23 8BN (Pages 51 - 62) The applicant wishes to vary the licence as follows:- 1) To change the name of the premises to Cruive. 2) To vary the core hours. 3) To change the children and young person conditions. 4) To add Club or other group meetings, live music and outdoor drinking as activities. 5) Change in capacity to accommodate the outside area. 6) Change in layout plan to include the external area in the licensed area. Summary Sheet attached – Item 6(b) (c) Glen Scotia Distillery Shop, 12 High Street, Campbeltown, PA28 6DS (Pages 63 - 70) The applicants wish to vary the licence as follows:- 1) To change terminal hour for on and off-sales. 2) To change children and young person’s conditions. 3) To add bar meals, receptions, Club or other group meetings, recorded music, live performances, dance facilities and outdoor drinking facilities as activities on the licence. 4) Change of layout plan to include small events area at the old kiln. 5) Change description of premises. Summary Sheet attached – Item 6(c) (d) Lagavulin Distillery, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, PA42 7DZ (Pages 71 - 74)
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The applicant wishes to vary the licence as follows:- 1) Change in wording for permitted activities to include: quiz and comedy nights; office and administrative activities; holistic and wellbeing activities; ceilidhs; running and cycling races and events; community events. Summary Sheet attached – Item 6(d) (e) Lussa Gin Distillery, The Stables, Ardlussa, Isle of Jura, PA60 7XW (Pages 75 - 78) The applicant wishes to vary the licence as follows:- 1) To add on-sales hours to the licence. 2) To add children and young person’s conditions. 3) To include on-sales capacity of 17 persons. Summary Sheet attached – Item 6(e) (f) Oban Distillery, Stafford Street, Oban, PA34 5NH (Pages 79 - 94) 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, indoor/outdoor sport and outdoor drinking 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. Summary Sheet attached – Item 6(f) (g) Ritz Lounge Bar, 76-78 High Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, PA20 9BB (Pages 95 - 100) The applicant wishes to vary the licence as follows:- 1) To vary the terminal hour on Friday and Saturday nights from 1am to 2am. Summary Sheet attached – Item 6(g) (h) Taynuilt Hotel, Taynuilt, PA35 1JN (Pages 101 - 104) The applicants wish to vary the licence as follows:- 1) To remove accommodation from the licence. 2) To increase the capacity to 100. 3) Change to the layout plan. 4) To change the premises manager to Jordan Foster. Summary Sheet attached – Item 6(h) 7. REVIEW OF PERSONAL LICENCES
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(a) Revocation of Personal Licences where licence holders have not undertaken the refresher training. (Pages 105 - 106) A list of personal licences to be revoked is attached. (b) Revocation of Personal Licences where licence holders have not applied to renew their licence. (Pages 107 - 108) A list of personal licences to be revoked is attached. 8. REVIEW OF PREMISES LICENCES Application for review of premises licences which have still not paid their 2024 Annual Fee. The following premises have still not paid their annual fee which was due 1st October 2024. Craignure Inn, Craignure, Isle of Mull Crystal Palace, Main Street, Tobermory Golden Ocean, 72 Longrow, Campbeltown Hermitage Park Pavilion, 102 Sinclair Street, Helensburgh Hughes Bar, 49-53 Argyll Street, Dunoon Portsonachan Hotel, Portsonachan, Dalmally The Cynical Cow (formerly Struan Bar), 15a Mount Stuart Road, Rothesay They have all been sent an email advising a review was to be held and inviting them to attend. 9. ANY OTHER BUSINESS (a) Date of November Licensing Board Meeting The Licensing Board Meeting for November has been moved from 18th to 25th November 2025. 10. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Licensing Board will be held on Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 11.00am. Argyll and Bute Licensing Board Councillor Jan Brown Councillor Audrey Forrest Councillor Kieron Green (Chair) Councillor Amanda Hampsey Councillor Graham Hardie Councillor Mark Irvine (Vice-Chair) Councillor Andrew Kain Councillor Paul Donald Kennedy Councillor Liz McCabe Councillor Dougie Philand Contact: Kelly Coffield 01546 604355