Brambles Bistro, Main Street West, Inveraray, PA32 8TH
Argyll and Bute Council · 24 September 2024
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ITEM 6(a) Argyll and Bute Licensing Board 24th September 2024 VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE NAME OF PREMISES: Brambles, Main Street West, Inveraray, PA32 8TH APPLICANT: Brambles Bistro Ltd, 5 Main Street West, Inveraray, PA32 8TU AGENT: Mac Arthur Legal, Boswell House, Argyll Square, Oban, PA34 4BD DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: Brambles is a bistro/restaurant with garden suite accommodation on the ground floor and four bedrooms on the first and second floors of the premises. It is located in Inveraray, Main Street - a rural location on the west coast of Scotland. The bistro/restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, cakes and coffee to locals and tourists from 07.30 to 17.00. The bistro/restaurant opens in the evening for pre-booked functions and to meet seasonal demand. EXISTING CORE HOURS PROPOSED CORE HOURS ON SALES OFF SALES ON SALES OFF SALES Monday 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 24.00 11.00 to 22.00 Tuesday 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 24.00 11.00 to 22.00 Wednesday 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 24.00 11.00 to 22.00 Thursday 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 24.00 11.00 to 22.00 Friday 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 24.00 11.00 to 22.00 Saturday 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 24.00 11.00 to 22.00 Sunday 11.00 to 17.00 11.00 to 22.00 11.00 to 24.00 11.00 to 22.00 DETAILS OF VARIATIONS SOUGHT:- The applicant wishes to vary the licence as follows:-
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ITEM 6(a) 1) To amend the description of the premises. 2) To amend the on-sales hours to 11.00 to 24.00 Monday to Sunday. 3) To amend the seasonal variation. 4) To add accommodation as an activity during and outwith core licensing hours. 5) To amend the wording at Question 5(f) Any other activities. 6) To amend the Children and Young Persons conditions. 7) To increase the capacity figure to 72. 8) Amend the layout plan to include the garden suite accommodation and bedrooms on first and second floor. CURRENT ACTIVITIES: Accommodation; Restaurant; Celebrations; Funerals; Club or other group meetings and recorded music; CURRENT SEASONAL VARIATION:- From 29th August to 2nd June, the core hours will be from 11.00 to 17.00 Monday to Sunday. The management reserve the right to open the premises one hour later than commencement of core hours or close one hour earlier than termination of core hours on any day of the week. For private functions, Brambles may stay open until 23.59. PROPOSED SEASONAL VARIATION:- The part of the premises comprising the bistro/restaurant operates for the sale of alcohol from 11.00 until 17.00. That part of the premises will be permitted to open until 24.00 for pre-booked private functions and when there is seasonal demand. The management reserve the right to open the bistro/restaurant one hour later than the commencement of core hours on any day of the week. The accommodation is not subject to this seasonal variation. CURRENT CHILDREN & YOUNG PERSON CONDITIONS – TERMS: Children and young persons must be accompanied by an adult aged over 18 years. AGES: Children 0-15 years; Young persons 16-17 years. TIMES: Children and young persons will be permitted on the premises from 7.30am until 10.00pm unless they are there for a function when they can remain for the duration of the function. PARTS: Full area of Brambles Bistro. Brambles is a seated bistro. There is no area for anyone to stand and drink. PROPOSED CHILDREN & YOUNG PERSON CONDITIONS – TERMS: Children and young persons entering the bistro/restaurant must be accompanied by an adult aged over 18 years. There is no restriction on children and young persons occupying the rooms. AGES: Children 0-15 years; Young persons 16-17 years. TIMES: Children and young persons will be permitted in the bistro/restaurant from 7.30am until 10.00pm unless they are there for a function when they can remain for the duration of the function. There is no restriction on children and young persons occupying the rooms.
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ITEM 6(a) PARTS: Full area of Brambles Bistro. Brambles is a seated bistro. There is no area for anyone to stand and drink. Children and young persons will be permitted access to the bistro/restaurant and the rooms. CURRENT WORDING AT QUESTION 5(F): Brambles is open from 08.30, providing breakfast, non- alcoholic drinks, cakes. Brambles occasionally have private functions, after the bistro is closed. In the past, we have obtained an occasional licence. The private functions may last until 23.59. The off- sales hours are only to be used to allow customers to take away unfinished bottles of wine. PROPOSED WORDING AT QUESTION 5(F): The bistro/restaurant opens from 7.30 providing breakfast, non-alcoholic drinks, teas, coffees and cakes. On-sale of alcohol to the garden suite and the rooms shall be for- the delivery of wine, champagne and other alcohol to guests as part of, or in addition to, an accommodation package. CURRENT CAPACITY: 60 persons PROPOSED CAPACITY: 72 persons LSO: See attached report POLICE COMMENTS: No Police objections. OBJECTIONS/REPRESENTATIONS: None POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION: