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Hinba Coffee Shop, 62 George Street, Oban, PA34 5SD

Argyll and Bute Council · 8 September 2022
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ITEM 4(a) 
Argyll and Bute Licensing Board
8th September 2022
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A PREMISES LICENCE 
NAME OF PREMISES: Hinba Coffee Shop, 62 George Street, Oban, PA34 5SD
APPLICANT:    Fergus James McCoss, Kilbrandon House, Balvicar, Oban, PA34 4RA
AGENT:    n/a 
DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES:
Speciality coffee shop located in Oban, on the high street with indoor and outdoor seating. The
premises is solely occupied in the town centre. The premises will be used as a coffee shop which
serves alcohol, with light food options throughout the day and cakes. The concept is a relaxing, low
key environment to enjoy high quality food and drinks, hot and cold, alcoholic and non-alcoholic. 
LICENSED HOURS APPLIED FOR 
ON SALES OFF SALES
Monday 1100 to 22.00 11.00 to 22.00
Tuesday                     11.00 to 22.00                     11.00 to 22.00
Wednesday                     11.00 to 22.00                     11.00 to 22.00
Thursday                     11.00 to 22.00                      11.00 to 22.00
Friday                     11.00 to 22.00                      11.00 to 22.00
Saturday                     11.00 to 22.00                      11.00 to 22.00
Sunday                     11.00 to 22.00                      11.00 to 22.00 
ACTIVITIES:- Restaurant facilities; Recorded music and outdoor drinking facilities. 
SEASONAL VARIATION:-  None. 
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS CONDITIONS:-

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ITEM 4(a) 
TERMS – Children of all ages and young persons will be allowed access to the coffee shop for a meal
while accompanied by a person aged 18 years and over.
AGES – Children: Birth to 15 years; Young persons: 16 & 17 years
TIMES – 09.00 to 22.00
PARTS – Access allowed to all public parts of the premises. 
CAPACITY OF PREMISES: - 26 persons. Indoor 14; Outdoor 12 
LSO COMMENTS:   This is an application for an on-sales premises licence for sale and consumption
on the premises with an off-sales facility.
Description of Premises
The premises will be a Specialty Coffee Shop, with indoor and outdoor seating, offering a relaxing
low key environment to enjoy high quality food and drinks, hot and cold, alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
Operating Plan
Q1.  On-sales and off-sales
Q2 & 3. On-sales and off-sales hours will be 1100 to 2200 daily.
Q4. No Seasonal Variation
Q5. Activities – Restaurant Facilities; Recorded Music and outdoor drinking.  Premises may open
prior to the start of core hours but no alcohol will be sold or consumed until 1100.  Recorded music
may be played prior to core hours start time.
Q5(b). Use of the outdoor area will cease at 2200 for persons aged 18 years and over and 2000 for
children and young persons.
Q6.  Children and young person access statement is in keeping with Board policy.  The Board may
wish to make the following amendment to the statement in the ‘Times’ box so that the wording
reflects the curfew on use of outdoor to 2000 –
Indoors – 0900 to 2200
Outdoors – 0900 to 2000
Q7. On-sales capacity total 26 persons.
Layout Plan
The layout plan meets the requirements of The Premises Licence (Scotland) Regulations 2007.
The LSO has no concerns with this application.
EHO
Aware of application. No comments received.

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ITEM 4(a) 
POLICE COMMENTS:  No Police objections   
OBJECTIONS/REPRESENTATIONS:   None
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION:-