Spean Bridge, Smiddy House, Major Variation Application - Liquor licence applications

Applicant
Smiddy House Property Limited
Type
Major Variation Application – on and off sales
Variation

Operating Plan:

  • Amendment to core licensed hours:

-On‑Sales:

       Sunday: Update to 1100 hrs to 0100 hours

              (currently 1230 hrs to 1600 hrs and 1700 hrs to 0100 hours)

-Off‑Sales:

       Sunday: update to 1100 hrs to 2200 hrs

              (currently 1230 hrs to 1600 hrs and 1700 hrs to 2200 hrs)

  • Operating plan activities:

-5(d) - Outdoor drinking facilities

Update column 3 to ‘Yes’ to permit activity to take place outwith core licensed hours.

Reason: to allow consumption of food, snacks, and non-              alcoholic drinks.

- 5(f) Any Other Activities
A horse box/catering trailer located within the car park area (inside the licensed footprint) which may sell pizza, food, and non‑alcoholic drinks to both residents and non‑residents for takeaway or, at management’s discretion, for consumption within designated external or internal drinking/eating areas.


Residents and non‑residents may also purchase alcohol from Smiddy House to consume with their food.
 

No food will be served after 21:00 hrs.

 

-Children and young persons policy

 

Update Paras (b) (d) and (e) as follows:

 

Terms (b):

  • Update current policy to permit resident and non-resident children and young persons entry to the premises when accompanied by an appropriate adult.

 

  • Permit non-resident children and young persons to enter the premises unaccompanied for the purposes of purchasing takeaway food/non alcoholic drinks from the catering trailer, at the discretion of management.

 

Times (d):

  • Update current policy to allow children and young persons entry at all times, at the discretion of management.

 

Parts(e):

  • Update current policy to allow children and young persons entry to all public parts of the premises.

 

  • Layout plans

Expand the licensed footprint of the premises to now include car park area, the self-catering cottage, and the horse box/catering trailer.

(No change to the current layout within Smiddy House).

 

  • Premises Description:

Update description to reflect the inclusion of the catering trailer/horsebox  and self‑contained cottage.

 

Premises
Smiddy House
Roy Bridge Road
Spean Bridge
PH34 4EU
Date published
23 March 2026
Deadline for objections
13 April 2026
Object to this application
Meeting

Highland Licensing Board meeting on 12 May 2026