Minutes
Argyll and Bute Council · 18 June 2025
Back to Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee — 18 June 2025 and its agenda
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MINUTES of MEETING of PLANNING, PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND LICENSING COMMITTEE held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025 Present: Councillor Kieron Green (Chair) Councillor John Armour Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Jan Brown Councillor Graham Hardie Councillor Dougie Philand Councillor Peter Wallace Attending: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager Alison MacLeod, Licensing Standards Officer David Walker, Solicitor Susan Jackson, Applicant 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Audrey Forrest, Fiona Howard, Mark Irvine, Andrew Kain, Paul Kennedy and Liz McCabe. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. 3. CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982, THE CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982 (LICENSING OF SHORT-TERM LETS) ORDER 2022: APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A SHORT-TERM LET LICENCE (S JACKSON, FLAT 1/3, 50 MARINE ROAD, PORT BANNATYNE, ISLE OF BUTE) The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. In line with recent legislation for Civic Government Hearings, the parties (and any representatives) were given the options for participating in the meeting today. The options available were by video call, by audio call or by written submission. For this hearing the Applicant opted to proceed by way of video call and Susan Jackson joined the meeting by MS Teams. Murray Mulholland, Objector, opted to proceed by way of written submission and a copy of this was contained within Supplementary Agenda Pack 1 for this meeting and was formally noted by the Committee. The Chair invited the Licensing Standards Officer to speak to the terms of the report. Thereafter the procedure set out in Appendix 5 of the report was followed and the Chair invited the Applicant to speak in support for her application. APPLICANT Ms Jackson advised that she had previously ran a short-term let from this property for a few years prior to 2024 with no issues. It was run very successfully, albeit with very limited lets, as they had wanted to use the flat for themselves as a family.
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She referred to the objections raised by Mr Murray, and advised that she would be able to address any issues that arose. She advised that as the flat would only sleep 2 people, there would be no hen and stag parties or other large events. She said that her family were very committed to Port Bannatyne and that they have been coming to the island for a long time. She said they loved the island and wanted to continue to have use of the flat for themselves. MEMBERS’ QUESTIONS Councillor Wallace sought and received confirmation from Ms Jackson that Mr Murray had her phone number and that he had done so for a long time. She confirmed that other people within the building also had her number as well as other people living on the island. Councillor Wallace referred to a request made by Mr Murray that the number of lets per month be limited. He sought and received confirmation from the Council’s Solicitor that it would be disproportionate for the Committee to add such a condition to the short-term let licence if granted. Councillor Brown referred to Mr Murray’s concerns about the bins and sought reassurance from Ms Jackson that his concerns would be addressed. Ms Jackson advised that she had noted Mr Murray’s response and advised that she’d had no previous knowledge of these issues happening in the past. She said that Mr Murray could have contacted her direct at the time but that he never had. Councillor Brown asked Ms Jackson what procedures would be put in place to prevent these issues arising in the future. Ms Jackson confirmed that she had been in touch with the Council about receiving labels to put on the bins and she was advised that this service was only available to business that paid non-domestic rates. Ms Jackson confirmed that she would arrange to label the bins herself so that guests would know which bin and recycling box belonged to Flat 1/3. She confirmed that information would also be contained within the guest handbook regarding the location of the recycling point that was just along the road from the property. Ms Jackson also confirmed that Mr Murray could contact her at any time if there were any further issues. Councillor Philand sought and received confirmation from Ms Jackson that she lived in the south side of Glasgow. She confirmed that if anyone had any issues they could contact the Factor of the building or they could phone her. She also confirmed that she had someone on the island that could personally visit the premises if required. Councillor Blair sought and received confirmation from Ms Jackson that she had never had any concerns about the behaviour or conduct of anyone else staying in the building and that nothing had ever come to her attention. She advised of who within the building had her contact number and also confirmed that she had their numbers so that they could contact each other if there were any problems. Ms Jackson agreed with Councillor Blair that most people conducted themselves in a reasonable manner and if not, the Police could always be contacted. She advised that previously she had people visiting the flat from all over the world and that they had always conducted themselves well and left the flat in good order.
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SUMMING UP Applicant Ms Jackson advised that as part of Council regulations the flat had to be available to rent up to 70 days a year and she sought and received confirmation that the advice given to the Committee by the Council’s Solicitor was that it would be disproportionate for the Committee to limit the amount of stays at the property. She advised that they have all been good neighbours in the close over the years and that there has never been a problem with her family and friends coming to stay. She said she hoped that Mr Murray would not be too concerned about this proposal and advised that he could contact her at any time if there were any problems. Ms Jackson confirmed that she had received a fair hearing. DEBATE Councillor Hardie noted that this had been a well-run and organised short-term let before and that he saw no problem in accepting this application. Councillor Blair confirmed that he would be happy to support this application. He thought that the checks and balances were well set out and he had noted that the Applicant had indicated that if there were any issues she would deal with these promptly. Councillor Green said that he was likewise minded. He commented that there had been notable effort by the Applicant to address concerns and that he would be quite happy to grant this application. DECISION The Committee agreed to grant a Short-term Let Licence to Ms Jackson subject to the inclusion of additional conditions set out in the report in respect of anti-social behaviour, privacy and security, littering and waste disposal, noise control in flatted premises, damage to property, and wood burning stoves/open fires. The Applicant would be notified in writing of the above decision within 7 days. (Reference: Report by Regulatory Services and Building Standards Manager and Written Submission by Objector, submitted)