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The Keel Row, Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, PA66 6BL

Argyll and Bute Council · 25 April 2023
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ITEM 5(k) 
Argyll and Bute Licensing Board
25th April 2023
VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE 
NAME OF PREMISES:  The Keel Row, Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, PA66 6BL
APPLICANT: Keel Row Consortium Ltd., Address as above
AGENT:    N/A 
DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES:
Lounge and public bar located in town square occupying lower floor of a tenement building. 
EXISTING LICENSED HOURS 
ON SALES OFF SALES
Monday 12.00 to 24.00                     12.00 to 22.00
Tuesday 12.00 to 24.00                     12.00 to 22.00
Wednesday 12.00 to 24.00                      12.00 to 22.00
Thursday 12.00 to 24.00                      12.00 to 22.00
Friday 12.00 to 01.00                      12.00 to 22.00
Saturday 12.00 to 01.00                      12.00 to 22.00
Sunday 12.30 to 24.00                      12.30 to 22.00 
DETAILS OF VARIATIONS SOUGHT:-
The applicants wish to vary the licence as follows:- 
1)  To vary the wording in the seasonal variation.
2)  To vary the Children and Young Person's conditions.

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ITEM 5(k) 
CURRENT ACTIVITIES:  Restaurant facilities; Bar meals; Celebrations; Funerals; Club or other group
meeting; Recorded music; Live performances; Dance facilities; Indoor/outdoor sports; Televised
sports; Outdoor drinking area. 
CURRENT SEASONAL VARIATION: The premises will be open until 1.00am on Hogmanay 31st
December whenever that falls in any given year.  
The premises will be closed all day on New Year's Day 1st of January whenever that falls in any given
year. 
The premises will be closed on Christmas Day 25th December. 
The premises will open at 4.00pm on Boxing Day 
In winter months i.e the months of November, December, January and February and up to the Easter
weekend whenever that falls the applicant reserves the right to close the premises up to two hours
earlier if there are no patrons in the premises and up to one hour earlier for the same reason in the
summer months between Easter weekend until 31st October.     
PROPOSED SEASONAL VARIATION: The premises will be open until 1.00am on Hogmanay 31st
December.  
The premises will be closed all day on New Year's Day 1st January.
The premises will be closed on Christmas Day 25th December. 
The premises will open at 5.00pm on Boxing Day. 
In the winter months from 1st November and up to Easter weekend whenever that falls the
Management reserves the right:-
- To close the premises up to two hours earlier than the terminal hour if there are no patrons in the
premises, and
- To close on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, to open from 16.00 on Thursdays and Fridays and
to operate core times on Saturdays and Sundays.
In the summer months from Easter weekend until 31st October, the management reserves the right
to close the premises up to one hour earlier than the terminal hour if there are no patrons in the
premises. 
CURRENT CHILDREN & YOUNG PERSON’S CONDITIONS:-
TERMS – Children under the age of 16 years of age will be permitted on the premises provided they
are accompanied by an adult for the purposes of consuming a meal, quiz event, attending a function
or specific children's activity.   Young persons aged 16 and 17 will be permitted entry to the premises
without an adult being present for the purpose of consuming a meal. Young persons may also go into
the pool room unaccompanied.  
AGES – Children under the age of 16. Young persons aged 16 and 17.  
TIMES – Children and young persons will be allowed entry to the premises between 12 noon (and
12.30pm on Sundays) until 9.00pm at night for the purpose of consuming a meal.  
Children and young persons will be allowed to remain on later in the premises if waiting for a table or
finishing a meal and if accompanying their parents to a function.  In that case they can remain on the
premises with their parents until core closing hours.  
On Hogmanay young persons aged 16 and 17 as long as they are accompanied by a parent or
responsible adult may stay on the premises until 1.00am.

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ITEM 5(k) 
PARTS – The parts of the premises that children and young persons will be allowed entry are the
specific areas of the bar for the purpose of consuming a meal, the restaurant area and access to the
outside seating areas together with access to the Pool Room as mentioned above and public toilets.   
PROPOSED CHILDREN & YOUNG PERSON’S CONDITIONS:-
TERMS – Children and young persons allowed access in the company of a responsible person aged 18
years or over for the purpose of consuming food, snacks, refreshment etc. and on occasions such as
family parties and celebrations, quiz nights etc. will be allowed to remain until the end of the event.  
AGES – Children of all ages (0-15) and young persons (16 & 17 years).
TIMES – From 12 noon until 22.00 (indoors) and 20.00 (outdoors).
Children and young persons will be allowed to remain later on the premises if waiting for a table or
finishing a meal, or if accompanied to a function by a responsible adult. In that case, they cam remain
on the premises with the responsible adult until core closing hours if necessary.
On Hogmanay young persons aged 16 and 17 may stay on the premises until 1.00am as long as they
are accompanied by a responsible adult.
PARTS - All public parts of the premises, with the exception of the bar area where access is specifically
permitted only as necessary for through access to the restaurant. 
LSO COMMENTS:  Please see attached Report. 
POLICE COMMENTS:  No Police objections  
OBJECTIONS/REPRESENTATIONS:   None
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION:-
(1)Amendment of the seasonal variation
(2)Amendment of the terms for children and young persons