Minutes
Argyll and Bute Council · 21 August 2024
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MINUTES of MEETING of PLANNING, PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND LICENSING COMMITTEE held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on WEDNESDAY, 19 JUNE 2024 Present: Councillor Kieron Green (Chair) Councillor John Armour Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Jan Brown Councillor Graham Hardie Councillor Fiona Howard Councillor Peter Wallace Attending: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager Fiona Macdonald, Solicitor David Walker, Solicitor Colin McNeil, Applicant Morgan Romilly, Objector via telephone Hayley Romilly, Objector via telephone Paul Cowin, Objector via telephone 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Audrey Forrest, Amanda Hampsey, Daniel Hampsey, Mark Irvine, Andrew Kain, Paul Kennedy, Liz McCabe and Dougie Philand. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. 3. CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982: APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT OF TAXI CAR LICENCES 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 these hearings the Applicant opted to proceed by way of video call and Mr McNeill joined the meeting by MS Teams. Objectors, Mr Morgan Romilly, Mrs Hayley Romilly and Mr Paul Cowin, opted to proceed by way of audio call and joined the meeting by telephone. (a) Glasgow Coach Drivers Limited, Helensburgh (C McNeill) - London Taxi TX4 The hearing process was followed, with the Committee hearing from the Applicant and Objectors. DECISION The Committee recognised that at this point it would be unfair to make a decision and that the hearing should be reconvened at another convenient date. (Reference: Report by Head of Legal and Regulatory Support, submitted)
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(b) Glasgow Coach Drivers Limited, Helensburgh (C McNeill) - Mercedes Vito The hearing process was followed, with the Committee hearing from the Applicant and Objectors. DECISION The Committee recognised that at this point it would be unfair to make a decision and that the hearing should be reconvened at another convenient date. (Reference: Report by Head of Legal and Regulatory Support, submitted) (c) Glasgow Coach Drivers Limited, Helensburgh (C McNeill) - London Taxi TX4 The hearing process was followed, with the Committee hearing from the Applicant and Objectors. DECISION The Committee recognised that at this point it would be unfair to make a decision and that the hearing should be reconvened at another convenient date. (Reference: Report by Head of Legal and Regulatory Support, submitted)