A Minute of the Meeting of the Highland Licensing Board, Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey Division which was held in the Council Chambers, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on 20th January 2009 commencing at 11.50am
Present:
Peter Corbett, Laurie Fraser, Gregor Rimell, Helen Carmichael, Pauline Munro, Roy Pedersen, Norrie Donald, John Ford.
In attendance:
Chief Inspector James Neil
Inspector A Henderson
Donald Somerville, Clerk to the Licensing Board
Ian Cox Licensing Standards Officer
Wendy Grosvenor Licensing Assistant
Declaration of Interest:
Councillor P Munro declared a non-financial interest in Item 65 on the agenda.
1. Apologies for Absence
There were no apologies for absence.
2. Confirmation of Minutes
There were submitted for confirmation as a correct record the Minutes of Meeting of the Board held on 9th December 2008.
2A. Chief Inspector James Neil gave an update to Members of the Board on Policing of liquor licensing over the Festive Season within the Inverness City Centre. He confirmed that there had been no incidents concerning bottles or glasses, but that there had been a general increase in incidents managed by the Police to that of previous years.
3. The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Applications for Grant of Premises Licence – New
Premises Licence(s) - New
No. 1
Premises The Ironworks 122b Academy Street Inverness IV1 1LX
Applicant La Scala Entertainment Ltd c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 4 June 2008
Comments DEFERRED to a future meeting pending report by Clerk on extended hours
No. 2
Premises Rags Nightclub 55 Academy Street Inverness IV1 1LU
Applicant RMG Hotels Limited (formerly Rennie MacKintosh (Inverness) Ltd)
c/o MacArthur & Co 7 Ardross Street Inverness IV3 8PL
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED with late night conditions
No. 3
Premises The Filling Station 8-10 Academy Street Inverness IV1 1JT
Applicant City Centre Restaurants (UK) Limited c/o McGrigors Pacific House
70 Wellington Street Glasgow G2 6SB
Date Received 3 October 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 4
Premises Covenanters Inn Auldearn Nairn IV12 5TG
Applicant Covenanters Inn (Auldearn) Limited
Date Received 30 September 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 5
Premises Glenmore Lodge Aviemore Inverness-shire PH22 1QU
Applicant Scottish Sports Council Trust Company Ltd c/o Lorna Murray
Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 6
Premises Academy Hotel Aviemore Highland Resort Aviemore PH22 1PN
Applicant Aviemore Highland Resort Ltd c/o H B J Gateley Wareing 146 West Regent Street Glasgow G2 2RZ
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 7
Premises Bakoo Baron Taylor Close 39 High Street Inverness IV1 1HT
Applicant Eileen MacIver c/o Andersons 125 West Regent Street Glasgow
G2 2SA
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments DEFERRED
No. 8
Premises Loch Ness Lodge Brackla Loch Ness-side Inverness IV3 8LA
Applicant Scott Callum Sutherland
Date Received 2 October 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 9
Premises Gellions Bridge Street Inverness IV1 1HD
Applicant Punch Taverns (Inns) Limited c/o Ford & Warren Westgate Point
Westgate Leeds LS1 2AX
Date Received 3 June 2008
Comments DEFERRED to March Board pending site notice display
No. 10
Premises Monty's Bar (At Gellions) Bridge Street Inverness IV1 1HD
Applicant Punch Taverns (Inns) Limited c/o Ford & Warren Westgate Point
Westgate Leeds LS1 2AX
Date Received 3 June 2008
Comments DEFERRED to March Board pending site notice display
No. 11
Premises The Schoolroom Brin Herb Nursery Flichity Inverness IV2 6XD
Applicant Charles Angus MacKenzie
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 12
Premises Urquhart Castle by Drumnadrochit Nr Inverness IV63 2XJ
Applicant Historic Scotland
Date Received 7 March 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 13
Premises Bothy Bar Canalside Fort Augustus PH32 4AU
Applicant Partnership of Finlay Ross & Kathryn Ross c/o Harper MacLeod Solicitors 45 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3PE
Date Received 5 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 14
Premises The Caledonian Canal Visitor Centre Canalside Fort Augustus PH32 4BA
Applicant British Waterways c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 4 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 15
Premises The Lock Inn Canalside Fort Augustus PH32 4AU
Applicant Highland Inns Limited c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road
Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 30 September 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 16
Premises Glen Affic Bar Cannich by Beauly Inverness-shire IV4 7LW
Applicant Ronald Munro Jenkins c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 1 October 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 17
Premises Co-operative Group Limited 61 Church Street Inverness IV1 1DR
Applicant Co-operative Group Limited c/o Tho. & J.W. Barty 61 High Street
Dunblane FK15 0EH
Date Received 16 September 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 18
Premises National Trust for Scotland Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre Culloden Moor Inverness IV2 5EU
Applicant National Trust for Scotland c/o Anderson Strathern 1 Rutland Court Edinburgh EH3 8EY
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 19
Premises Cobbs at Urquhart Castle Drumnadrochit Inverness-shire IV63 6XR
Applicant James Fraser Campbell c/o Anderson, Shaw & Gilbert York House 20 Church Street Inverness IV1 1AD
Date Received 4 June 2008
Comments DEFERRED to March Board pending site notice display
No. 20
Premises Auld Alliance Viewmount East Terrace Kingussie PH21 1JS
Applicant Lydie Bocquillon
Date Received 2 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 21
Premises Loch Ness Caravan Park Easter Port Clair Invermoriston IV63 7YE
Applicant Robert McBeth Girvan c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 4 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 22
Premises Happy Haggis (Harkai's) Fish Restaurant & Take Away 45 Grampian Road Aviemore PH22 1PT
Applicant Simon Harkai
Date Received 5 March 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 23
Premises Foyers Stores Foyers Stores Foyers Inverness-shire IV2 6XU
Applicant Timothy James McCormack
Date Received 21 May 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 24
Premises Co-operative Group Limited 31-33 High Street Kingussie IV2 2LL
Applicant Co-operative Group Limited c/o Tho. & J.W. Barty 61 High Street Dunblane FK15 0EH
Date Received 16 September 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 25
Premises Victoria Wine 37/39 High Street Grantown on Spey PH26 3EG
Applicant First Quench Retailing Ltd
Date Received 12 May 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 26
Premises Haddows 42-44 High Street Nairn IV12 4AU
Applicant First Quench Retailing Ltd
Date Received 29 August 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 27
Premises Royal Bengal 89 High Street Nairn IV12 4DB
Applicant Moshahid Ali c/o Lorna Murray
Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 28
Premises Waterfront 70/71 Huntly Street Inverness IV3 5JN
Applicant The Partnership of Mr Alexander Chalmers & Ms Deborah Dryburgh
c/o Harper MacLeod Solicitors 45 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3PE
Date Received 1 October 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 29
Premises Corrour House Hotel Inverdruie Aviemore Inverness-shire PH22 1QH
Applicant Robert Andrew Still
Date Received 21 May 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 30
Premises Glenmoriston Stores Invermoriston IV63 7YA
Applicant Paul Daniel Hudson
Date Received 5 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 31
Premises The Steading Bar & Restaurant Kilmartin Glenurquhart Inverness-shire IV63 6TN
Applicant The Firm of the Steading c/o MacArthur & Co 7 Ardross Street Inverness IV3 8PL
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments DEFERRED to March pending site notice display
No. 32
Premises Brockies Lodge Hotel Kiltarlity by Beauly Inverness-shire IV4 7HW
Applicant Robert Sheriffs c/o Stronachs (Inverness) Camas House, pavillion 3 Fairways Business Park Inverness IV2 6AA
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 33
Premises Highlander Hotel Kingussie Road Newtonmore PH20 1AY
Applicant Oxford Hotels & Inns Management Limited c/o Kerr Stirling 10 Albert Place Stirling FK8 2QL
Date Received 5 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 34
Premises Laggan Country Hotel Laggan by Newtonmore Inverness-shire PH20 1BS
Applicant David Huisman
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 35
Premises Merkinch Post Office and Store 1 Lochalsh Road Inverness IV3 8HU
Applicant Lesley O'Rourke
Date Received 3 June 2008
Comments NOT CONSIDERED
No. 36
Premises Morning, Noon & Night 2-4 Mackintosh Road Raigmore Inverness
IV2 3TT
Applicant Scottish Midland Co-operative Society Ltd c/o Anderson Strathern 1 Rutland Court Edinburgh EH3 8EY
Date Received 5 March 2008
Comments GRANTED.
No. 37
Premises Tomatin Country Inn Main Street Tomatin IV13 7YP
Applicant Gwyneth Ann Eldridge & Alex Baxter-
Date Received 7 May 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 38
Premises Co-operative Group Limited 2 Main Street Newtonmore PH20 1DD
Applicant Co-operative Group Limited c/o Tho. & J.W. Barty 61 High Street Dunblane FK15 0EH
Date Received 17 September 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 39
Premises Columba House Hotel Manse Road Kingussie PH21 1JF
Applicant Myra Alison Eccles
Date Received 19 May 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 40
Premises Spar 40 Montague Row Inverness IV3 5QB
Applicant C J Lang & Son Limited c/o Shield & Kyd 15 Rutland Street
Edinburgh EH1 2AN
Date Received 3 October 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 41
Premises Lochardil Stores Morven Road Inverness IV2 4BU
Applicant DAAM Limited c/o Macleod & MacCallum 28 Queensgate Inverness
IV1 1YN
Date Received 7 March 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 42
Premises Costcutters Muirtown Stores 89-91 Telford Street Inverness IV3 5LU
Applicant Peter Edward George Worsfold
Date Received 1 October 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 43
Premises Pancho's Myrtlefield House Grampian Road Aviemore PH22 1RH
Applicant Michael & Kim Watson
Date Received 15 May 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 44
Premises Best Western Palace Hotel & Spa 8 Ness Walk Inverness IV3 5NG
Applicant Milton Hotels Limited c/o South Forrest 8 Ardross Terrace Inverness
IV3 5NW
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 45
Premises Drumossie Hotel Old Perth Road Inverness IV2 5BE
Applicant Monument Leisure Limited c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor
45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 30 September 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 46
Premises Portland Club 1 Portland Place Inverness IV1 1NE
Applicant The Portland Club (Inverness) Limited c/o Lorna Murray
Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 7 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 47
Premises Osprey Hotel Ruthven Road Kingussie PH21 1EN
Applicant Susan Mary Brownlie
Date Received 5 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 48
Premises Dalneigh Stores 36 St Margarets Road Inverness IV3 5HQ
Applicant Anthony Crowdy c/o Harper Macleod The Ca'd'oro 45 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3PE
Date Received 5 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 49
Premises Roo's Leap Station Square Grampian Road Aviemore PH22 1RH
Applicant The Partnership of R & T Beattie c/o Davie sWood Summers 8 Albyn Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1YP
Date Received 3 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 50
Premises The Royal Highland Hotel Station Square 18 Academy Street Inverness IV1 1LG
Applicant RMG Hotels Limited (formerly known as Rennie MacKintosh(Inverness) Ltd c/o MacArthur & Co 7 Ardross Street Inverness IV3 8PL
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 51
Premises Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Statium Road East Longman Inverness IV1 1FF
Applicant Inverness Thistle & Caledonian F.C. Ltd c/o MacArthur & Co 7 Ardross Street Inverness IV3 8PL
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 52
Premises Girvans 2-4 Stephens Brae Inverness IV2 3JN
Applicant James Robert McClure Girvan c/o Lorna Murray
Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 6 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 53
Premises Snow Goose Stoneyfield Inverness IV2 7PA
Applicant Mitchells & Butlers Retail Ltd c/o Hill Brown 3 Newton Place
Glasgow G3 7PU
Date Received 30 May 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 54
Premises Aldi 16 Telford Street Inverness IV3 5JZ
Applicant Aldi Stores Limited c/o John Batters & Co 17 Marine Crescent Kinning Park Glasgow G51 1HD
Date Received 19 May 2008
Comments Objection received on grounds of overprovision was regarded as not competent by Board who therefore GRANTED the application.
No. 55
Premises Caledonian Hotel The Square Beauly Inverness-shire IV4 7BY
Applicant Iain Mckay Campbell c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road
Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 4 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 56
Premises Tyree House Hotel 5-7 The Square Grantown-on-Spey PH26 3HF
Applicant WRM Hotels Ltd - Fraser McKellar
Date Received 6 March 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 57
Premises Lovat Lodge Hotel Thurlow Road Nairn IV12 4EZ
Applicant Company of Lovat Lodge Hotel
Date Received 2 June 2008
Comments GRANTED with agreed amended operation plan.
No. 58
Premises Tomatin Distillery Visitor Centre Tomatin Inverness IV13 7YT
Applicant The Tomatin Distillery Co. Ltd
Date Received 7 July 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 59
Premises Scottish Midland Cooperative Society Ltd (formerly Good 2 Go)Tower Road Inverness IV2 5DG
Applicant Scottish Midland Cooperative Society Ltd c/o Anderson Strathern Solicitors 1 Rutland Court EDINBURGH EH3 8EY
Date Received 5 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 60
Premises Gunsmiths 30 Union Street Inverness IV1 1PX
Applicant Punch Taverns (Inns) Limited c/o Ford & Warren Westgate Point
Westgate Leeds LS1 2AX
Date Received 10 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 61
Premises MacCallums 40 Union Street Inverness IV1 1PX
Applicant Punch Taverns (Inns) Limited c/o Ford & Warren Westgate Point
Westgate Leeds LS1 2AX
Date Received 18 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 62
Premises Highland Wholefoods Workers Co-operative Unit 6 13 Harbour Road
Longman Industrial Estate Inverness IV1 1SY
Applicant Highland Wholefoods Workers Co-operative Ltd c/o Macleod & MacCallum 28 Queensgate Inverness IV1 1YN
Date Received 3 October 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 63
Premises Pizza Express Unit B Falcon Square Inverness IV1 1LQ
Applicant PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited c/o McGrigors Pacific House 70 Wellington Street Glasgow G2 6SB
Date Received 25 September 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 64
Premises Seafield Lodge Hotel Woodside Avenue Grantown on Spey PH26 3JN
Applicant Trevor Thomas Lockwood c/o Brodies 15 Atholl Crescent Edinburgh EH3 8HA
Date Received 5 June 2008
Comments GRANTED
No. 65
Premises Barbazza 5-9 Young Street Inverness IV3 5BL
Applicant Highland Hospitality (Leisure) Ltd c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor
45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 4 June 2008
Comments DEFERRED to March Board pending site notice display
Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976
No. 66
Premises Johnny Foxes Bank Street Inverness IV1 1QY
Applicant Donald Lawson c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor
45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 20 June 2008
Comments Outline Provisional S.26(2) Entertainment Licence. GRANTED
Regular Extension(s) - New
No. 67
Premises RD's Restaurant 111 Grampian Road Aviemore PH22 1RH
Applicant Thomas R Dunn c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received 13 November 2008
Comments Hours outwith policy guidelines Fri & Sat 11pm to 3am
DEFERRED consideration of Item 67 to the Board meeting to be held on 3rd March 2009 following on from a site visit.
No. 68
Premises Johnny Foxes Bank Street Inverness IV1 1QY
Applicant Donald Lawson c/o Lorna Murray Solicitor 45 Culduthel Road Inverness IV2 4HQ
Date Received
Comments 13 October 2008 Revised application: Mon - Sat 11pm - 3am and Sun 2.30pm - 6.30pm & 11pm - 3am
Deferred from 09 Dec. Board pending consideration of Prov. Entertainment application GRANTED
Regular Extension(s) - Renewal
No. 69
Premises Winking Owl 123 Grampian Road Aviemore PH22 1RH
Applicant Jonathan Anthony Robert Hume
Date Received 21 November 2008
Comments Hours outwith policy guidellines
Mon-Wed 11pm - 12 Midnight
Thurs - Sat 11pm - 12 Midnight and to 3am in disco area
Sun 2.30pm - 6.30pm and 11pm - 12 Midnight
GRANTED with existing conditions
The applicant Jon Hume requested that the Board review the exising curfew which was in place and amend. The Board AGREED to consider this item at its meeting on 3rd March 2009 following a report from the Clerk and Chief Constable.
Transfer(s) - Permanent
No. 70
Premises Shapla Tandoori 2/4 Castle Road Inverness
Applicant Hussain Ahmed
Date Received 1 October 2008
Comments Observation from police 2/12/2008 DEFERRED to a future meeting of the Board at the request of the applicant
Additional Item:
4. Late Premises Licence Application & Grandfather Rights
The Glass Restaurant, Struy by Beauly. Report dated 9th January 2009 by the Clerk
A letter from the application received by the Clerk on 9th January 2009, was circulated
The Board AGREED to consider the late application under Section 135 (1) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 at a future meeting of the Board.
Additional Item:
5. Scottish Licensed Trade Association
The Clerk circulated a paper from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association to Members. It was noted that the suggestions contained in the paper may not be legally enforceable and that the 1976 Act would be replaced in September 2009 by new legislation.
The Board NOTED the paper.
The Meeting concluded at 12.25pm.