Kaina Italian Kitchen, 14 Gibraltar Street, Oban, PA34 4AY
Argyll and Bute Council · 25 February 2025
Back to Argyll and Bute Licensing Board — 25 February 2025 and its agenda
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ITEM 6(a) Argyll and Bute Licensing Board 25th February 2025 VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE NAME OF PREMISES: Kaina Italian Kitchen, 1A Gibraltar Street, Oban, PA34 4AY APPLICANT: Heinz Bossard, Kilchurn, Connel, PA37 1PG AGENT: N/A DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: Town centre premises situated on corner between Estate Agent and Butcher Shop on busy pedestrian thoroughfare to Tescos Car Park comprising basement floor kitchen, bakery, production and toilets and ground floor bakery, takeaway and coffee shop with flatted premises above in independent ownership. EXISTING CORE HOURS PROPOSED CORE HOURS ON SALES OFF SALES ON SALES OFF SALES Monday 11.00 to 17.30 n/a 11.00 to 12.00 n/a Tuesday 11.00 to 17.30 n/a 11.00 to 12.00 n/a Wednesday 11.00 to 17.30 n/a 11.00 to 12.00 n/a Thursday 11.00 to 17.30 n/a 11.00 to 12.00 n/a Friday 11.00 to 17.30 n/a 11.00 to 01.00 n/a Saturday 11.00 to 17.30 n/a 11.00 to 01.00 n/a Sunday Closed n/a 11.00 to 12.00 n/a DETAILS OF VARIATIONS SOUGHT:- The Applicant wishes to vary the licence as follows:- 1) To change the core licensed hours to 11am to 12 midnight Sunday to Thursday and 11am to 1am Friday and Saturday.
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ITEM 6(a) 2) To remove the seasonal variation. 3) To increase capacity of the premises. CURRENT ACTIVITIES: Restaurant and Outdoor drinking. CURRENT CAPACITY: 30 persons PROPOSED CAPACITY: 65 persons (40 indoors and 25 outdoors) LSO: An application by new management to vary the operating plan in line with their own business model by varying the core hours, removing the seasonal variation and increasing the capacity to include outdoor seating area. Operating plan: Q2 On sales Current Mon – Sat 11:00 – 17:30 Sun – Closed Proposed: Sun – Thurs 11:00 – Midnight Fri – Sat 11:00 – 1am Q4 Seasonal Variation – Current Restaurant open until 9.00pm for the months of June, July, August, September. Premises closed last week of January and first week of February. Premises are closed Christmas, Boxing Day and 1st and 2nd of January. Proposed Remove seasonal variation Q5 Activities – Current Yes to restaurant facilities provided within and out-with core hours – “The premises open at 9.00am every day for service of teas, coffees and snacks.” 5(f) Takeaway sandwiches and bakery available in ground floor premises. Proposed LSO suggestion and agreed in discussion with applicant that current column 4 and other activities no longer required. Q7 Capacity
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ITEM 6(a) Current On sales – 30 Proposed Indoor – 40 Outdoor – 25 POLICE COMMENTS: No Police objections. OBJECTIONS/REPRESENTATIONS: None POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION: (1 )Extend the terminal hour for on-sales from 5.30p.m. to midnight Monday to Thursday and from 5.30p.m. to 1a.m. Friday and Saturday. (2) Addition of on-sales on a Sunday from 11a.m. to midnight. (3) Removal of seasonal variation (4) Increase in capacity from 30 persons to 65 persons (includes the outdoor area)