Bowmore Distillery & Visitor Centre, School Street, Bowmore, Isle of Islay, PA43 7JS
Argyll and Bute Council · 28 June 2022
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ITEM 6(a) Argyll and Bute Licensing Board 28th June 2022 VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE NAME OF PREMISES: Bowmore Distillery & Visitor Centre, School Street, Bowmore, Isle of Islay, PA43 7JS APPLICANT: Beam Suntory UK Limited, 2 Longwalk Road, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, UB11 1BA AGENT: Hill Brown Licensing, The Forsyth Building, 5 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 5EZ DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: The premises are a visitor centre, bar, shop, self-catering cottages and Bistro, forming part of a distillery located within its own grounds. EXISTING LICENSED HOURS ON SALES OFF SALES Monday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Tuesday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Wednesday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Thursday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Friday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Saturday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 Sunday 10.00 to 23.00 10.00 to 22.00 DETAILS OF VARIATIONS SOUGHT:- The applicants wish to vary the licence as follows:- 1) Amend Children and young person’s access to provide for resident children and young person’s access at all times. 2) To include accommodation and Club or other group meetings as activities.
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ITEM 6(a) 3) At Question 5 to add the wording 'All activities stated above will be available to resident guests at all times. 4) Change to the layout and location plans to include the self-catering cottages within the licensed area. 5) The description of the premises is to be amended. CURRENT ACTIVITIES: Conferences; Restaurant; Bar meals; Celebrations; Funerals; Recorded music; Live music; Dance facilities; Films and outdoor drinking. CURRENT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSON’S CONDITIONS: TERMS - Children and young persons who are having a meal or attending a function, or with a party visiting the distillery will be allowed entry to all public parts of the premises. AGES - 0 - 17 years of age. TIMES - Children and young persons will be permitted on the premises until 10.00pm. PARTS – All public parts. PROPOSED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSON’S CONDITIONS: TERMS - Children and young persons who are having a meal or attending a function, or with a party visiting the distillery will be allowed entry to all public parts of the premises. All children and young persons staying at the cottages will be permitted unrestricted access to the premises. AGES - 0 - 17 years of age. TIMES - Children and young persons will be permitted on the premises until 10.00pm with the exception of resident children who will be permitted unrestricted access at all times. PARTS - All parts of the premises. LSO COMMENTS: This is an application to vary the premises licence as follows – Description of Premises To amend the description of the premises on the front page of the premises licence. Current – “The premises are a visitor centre, bar, shop and Bistro, forming part of a distillery located within its own grounds.” Proposed - “The premises are a visitor centre, bar, shop, self-catering cottages and Bistro, forming part of a distillery location within its own grounds.” Layout Plan Change to the location plan to show the cottages within the licensed area and also addition of further plans showing the layout of each cottage. The submitted layout plan and locality plans meet the requirements of The Premises Licence (Scotland) Regulations 2007.
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ITEM 6(a) Operating Plan 1. Amend Question 5(a) to include accommodation in the activities. 2. Amend Question 5(b) to include Club or other group meetings. 3. Amend Question 5, in the free text box under the activity grid, add the wording “all activities stated above will be available to resident guests at all times”. 4. Amend Question 6 (children’s access) to provide for resident children’s access at all times unrestricted. Proposed wording by applicant – Terms Children and young persons who are having a meal or attending a function, or with a party visiting the distillery will be allowed entry to all public parts of the premises. All children and young persons staying at the cottages will be permitted unrestricted access to the premises. Ages 0 – 17 years of age Times Children and young persons will be permitted on the premises until 10.00pm with the exception on resident children who will be permitted unrestricted access at all times. Parts All parts of the premises This wording is in keeping with Board policy. Outdoor Areas - Board policy for the use of outdoor areas stipulates that such use will cease at 2200 for persons aged 18 years and over and 2000 for children and young persons, This policy should be written into the Times section above and in box 5(f) Any Other Activities. EHO Environmental Health has been made aware of this application and no comments have been received. POLICE COMMENTS: No Police objections OBJECTIONS/REPRESENTATIONS: None POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION:- (1) Amendment of the terms for children and young persons (2) The addition of accommodation and club or other group meetings as activities (3) To add wording at question 5 Of the Operating Plan
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ITEM 6(a) (4) The inclusion of the self-catering cottages in the licensed area and to amend the location and layout plans accordingly (5) To amend the description of the premises