Minutes of the Midlothian Licensing Board held on 14 November 2022
Midlothian Council · 14 November 2022
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1 Monday 19 December 2022 Licensing Board Paper No 1 MINUTES of MEETING of MIDLOTHIAN LICENSING BOARD held in Council Chambers, Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith on Monday, 14 November 2022, at 10am Present: Connor McManus (Chairman), Dianne Alexander, Douglas Bowen, Peter Smaill and Margot Russell. Apologies: Russell Imrie, Derek Milligan, Stephen Curran and Pauline Winchester 1 Minutes The Minutes of Meeting dated 27 September 2022 were approved. 2 Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 - Application for Variation of Premises Licence – Cross Borders Brewing Ltd., 28/1 Hardengreen Industrial Estate, Eskbank, Dalkeith With regard to the Application by Cross Borders Brewing Co Ltd., the Board heard the applicant’s agent, Stephen McGowan, TLT Solicitors, in support of the Application. After hearing concerns from the Licensing Standards Officer regarding noise from the music in the outside drinking area, Mr McGowan agreed to amend outdoor drinking hours to 10am to 8pm (capacity 50 persons) and that only low level background music shall be played in the outdoor drinking area. The Board granted the amended Application.
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2 3 Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Application for Provisional Grant of New Premises Licence - Land between Wester Shawfair Access Road and Shawfair Avenue, Danderhall. With regard to the Application, the Board heard the applicant’s agent, Audrey Junner, Hill Brown Solicitors, in support of the Application. The Board noted that all reports were satisfactory and granted the Application. 4 Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Application for Variation of Premises Licence – Newtongrange Star Football Club, Dalhousie Road, Newtongrange With regard to the Application by Newtongrange Star Football Club, the Board heard the President of the Club, Archie Lockhart, in support of the Application. After hearing the Police and Licensing Standards Officer, the Board agreed that only low level background music shall be allowed in the outdoor drinking area and refused on sale hours to commence at 10am on Mondays to Saturdays (commencement time for on sale hours shall remain at 11am). The meeting terminated at 10.50am .
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