Minutes of the Midlothian Licensing Board held on 27 March 2023
Midlothian Council · 27 March 2023
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MONDAY 1 MAY 2023 LICENSING BOARD PAPER NO 1 MINUTES of MEETING of MIDLOTHIAN LICENSING BOARD held in Council Chambers, Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith on Monday, 27 March 2023, at 12.30pm Present: Margot Russell (Chair), Derek Milligan, Russell Imrie, Pauline Winchester, Peter Smaill, Dianne Alexander, Douglas Bowen and Colin Cassidy. Apologies: Stephen Curran 1 Appointment of Chair The Board appointed Margot Russell as Chair to the Licensing Board 2 Minutes The Minutes of Meeting dated 27 February 2023 were approved. 3 Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 - Application for Provisional Premises Licence – Proposed David Lloyd Leisure Heath Club, Easter Shawfair, Danderhall With regard to the Application by David Lloyd Leisure Ltd., , the Board heard the applicants agent, Tim Shield (John Gaunt & Partners) in support of the application. After hearing the agent and noting that all reports were satisfactory, the Board granted the Application. 4 Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Application for Provisional Premises Licence - Unit 2B, Pentland Industrial Estate, Loanhead With regard to the Application by The Dormant Distillery Company Limited, the Board heard the applicants agent, Rory Mellis (Thorntons, Solicitors) in support of the application. After hearing the agent and noting that all reports were satisfactory, the Board granted the Application.
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5 Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Application for Premises Licence – Mercado Invicta, 37 Main Street, Roslin With regard to the Application by Moreira & Son Ltd., the Board Heard Sergio Moreira in support of the Application. After hearing Mr Moreira and noting that all reports were satisfactory, the Board granted the Application. 6 Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Application for Personal Licence - Laura Pottinger With regard to the Application by Laura Pottinger, the Board heard PC Iain Anderson in support of the report from Police Scotland, dated 9 November 2022. The Board heard Laura Pottinger in support of her Application and explained that she had went through a bad stage in her life in 2017 and since 2017 she explained that her life was back on track. After hearing all parties, the Board granted the Application. 7 The King’s Coronation After hearing a report from The Clerk to the Licensing Board, the Board agreed to grant a general extension to licensed hours in celebration of the Coronation of King Charles. The Board agreed that - Premises who wish to do so may stay open for an extra hour during the night from Friday, 5 May through to Saturday 6 May 2023 and Saturday, 6 May through to Sunday, 7 May 2023, subject to a latest closing time of 2am on Friday, 5 May 2023 and Saturday, 6 May 2023, without having to apply for extended hours. 8 Possible Review of Premises Licence The Clerk advised that there will be possible Review Hearings for Premises that have not paid their annual fees. The meeting terminated at 13.05
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