Agenda
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A meeting of the Highland Licensing Board will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Friday 12 January 2018 at 1.00 pm (following the Highland Licensing Committee commencing 10.00 am).
You are invited to attend and a note of the business to be considered is attached.
Webcast notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.
Members are reminded that during determination of a Licensing Board Item, in order to be entitled to participate in any vote, members must be present throughout all of the proceedings.
Members are further reminded that mobile devices, including mobile phones, can be used for following the agenda/reports and delivering speeches but should not be used for any form of communication (text or tweet) during the meeting.
Yours faithfully
Susan Blease
Clerk to the Licensing Board
Business
1. Apologies for absence
Leisgeulan
2. Declarations of interest
Foillseachaidhean com-pàirt
Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.
3. Confirmation of minutes
Dearbhadh a’ gheàrr-chunntais
There is submitted for confirmation as a correct record the minute of the meeting of the Highland Licensing Board held on 5 December 2017.
4. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Licences granted under delegated powers
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005
Ceadachdan a bhuilicheadh fo Ùghdarras air a Thiomnadh
There is circulated Report No HLB/001/18 detailing licences which have been granted under delegated powers by the Clerk to the Board during the period 23 November 2017 to 12 December 2017 and inviting the Board to note the report.
5. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Occasional licences and extended hours
granted under Delegated Powers
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005
Ceadachdan Corra-uair agus uairean sìnte a bhuilicheadh fo ùghdarras air a thiomnadh
There is circulated Report No HLB/002/18 detailing occasional licences and extended hours applications which have been granted under delegated powers by the Clerk to the Board during the period 23 November 2017 to 12 December 2017 and inviting the Board to note the report.
6. Review proposals – non-payment of annual premises licence fees
Moladh ath-sgrùdaidh – neo-phàigheadh chìsean ceadachd togalaich bliadhnail
There is circulated Report No HLB/003/18 by the Clerk inviting the Board to make premises licence review proposals in respect of premises licences for which the annual fee has not been paid.
7. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Applications for variation (major) to premises licences
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005
Iarrtasan airson Caochladh (Mòr) a thaobh ceadachdan thogalaichean
7.1 Ref: HC/INBS/583
Applicant: Black Isle Brewing Company Limited, Taeblair, Munlochy, Ross-shire, IV8 8NZ per Lorna Murray, Solicitor, 45 Culduthel Road, Inverness
Premises: Black Isle Bar, 68 and 68A Church Street, Inverness, IV1 1EN
Type: on and off sales
Variation:
1. Application to allow outside drinking area (the roof garden) of the premises to remain open until 0100 hrs.
There is circulated Report No HLB/004/18 by the Clerk.
7.2 Ref: HC/INBS/99
Applicant: Punch Partnership Limited, Jubilee House, Second Avenue, Burton on Trent, DE14 2WF per TLTLLP, Solicitors, 140 George Street, Glasgow, G2 2HG
Premises: Blacksmiths, Keppoch Road, Culloden, Inverness, IV2 7LL
Type: on and off sales
Variation:
1. Saturday-Thursday: on sales terminal hours to be amended to 0100 hours.
2. On and off sales to commence on Sunday at 1100 hours.
3. Yes to seasonal variation: an additional hours for the sale of alcohol over the festive period.
4. Q5(c) – TV sport: amend column three to ‘Yes’, to allow for TV sport to be shown within core hours.
5. At Q5, replace the existing text with the following: “Food and non alcoholic drinks may be provided for the purpose of funerals/meetings in the lounge/restaurant prior to core hours.
Activities
The activity/activities or services will cease 15 minutes after the terminal hour for the sale of alcohol.
The activity/activities and/or services will be provided during the additional hours sought as detailed in reply to Q4.
6. At Q5(f) any other activities, replace existing text and insert the following: “Karaoke, disco, takeaway food, including home deliveries (of food only) and any other activity appropriate to the target market.”
Children’s access
7. At Q6(d) times, replace existing text with the following: “From the “From the premises opening until 2100 hours, or when consuming a meal, or when attending a function until the terminal hour.”
8. At Q6(e) replace existing text with the following: “All public parts except the bar area.”
There is circulated Report No HLB/00518 by the Clerk
Minutes
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Minute of the meeting of the Highland Licensing Board held in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Friday 12 January 2018 at 1.00pm.
Present:
Dr I Cockburn, Mr G Cruickshank, Ms E Knox, Mrs L Macdonald, Mr D Macpherson, Mrs P Munro, and Mr C Smith
In Attendance:
Ms C McArthur, Depute Clerk
Mr I Cox, Licensing Standards Officer
Mr D Inglis, Licensing Standards Officer
Ms A Macrae, Committee Administrator
Also In Attendance:
Item 7.1: Mrs L Murray, solicitor for the applicant
Item 7.2: Mr R Cammy, applicant and Mr S McGowan, solicitor for the applicant
Briefing on Protocol for Webcasting of Meetings.
The Convener advised the Board that the meeting would be filmed and broadcast over the internet on the Highland Council website and would be archived and available for viewing for 12 months.
1. Apologies for Absence
Leisgeulan
An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Mr K Rosie.
2. Declarations of Interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt.
There were no declarations of interest.
3. Confirmation of minutes
Dearbhadh a’ gheàrr-chunntais
There was submitted for confirmation as a correct record the minute of the meeting of the Highland Licensing Board held on 5 December 2017.
The Minute was held as read and APPROVED.
4. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Licences granted under delegated powers
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005
Ceadachdan a bhuilicheadh fo Ùghdarras air a Thiomnadh
There had been circulated Report No HLB/001/18 detailing licences which had been granted under delegated powers by the Clerk to the Board during the period 23 November 2017 to 12 December 2017 and inviting the Board to note the report.
The Board NOTED the report.
5. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Occasional licences and extended hours
granted under Delegated Powers
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005
Ceadachdan Corra-uair agus uairean sìnte a bhuilicheadh fo ùghdarras air a thiomnadh
There had been circulated Report No HLB/002/18 detailing occasional licences and extended hours applications which had been granted under delegated powers by the Clerk to the Board during the period 23 November 2017 to 12 December 2017 and inviting the Board to note the report.
The Board NOTED the report.
6. Review proposals – non-payment of annual premises licence fees
Moladh ath-sgrùdaidh – neo-phàigheadh chìsean ceadachd togalaich bliadhnail
There had been circulated Report No HLB/003/18 by the Clerk inviting the Board to make premises licence review proposals in respect of premises licences for which the annual fee has not been paid.
The Depute Clerk provided an update on the report during which she confirmed that the undernoted premises had now paid their annual fee:-
- Altnacealgach Inn, Lairg
- Drumbeg House, Drumbeg
- Retro, Wick
- Taj Mahal, Halkirk
The Depute Clerk invited the Board to make review proposals in respect of those licensed premises which had not paid their annual fee with a view to holding review hearings at the next meeting of the Board unless payment was received in the interim.
In discussion, it was reported that the Victoria Hotel, Nairn which was listed in the report as not having paid the annual fee, was no longer operating as a licensed premises. In response, it was confirmed that in such circumstances a review hearing would not be required for the premises.
Thereafter, the Board AGREED to make a review proposal for those premises which had not paid their annual fee and to hold review hearings at the next meeting of the Board on 6 February 2018.
7. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Applications for variation (major) to premises licences
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005
Iarrtasan airson Caochladh (Mòr) a thaobh ceadachdan thogalaichean
7.1 Ref: HC/INBS/583
Applicant: Black Isle Brewing Company Limited, Taeblair, Munlochy, Ross-shire, IV8 8NZ per Lorna Murray, Solicitor, 45 Culduthel Road, Inverness
Premises: Black Isle Bar, 68 and 68A Church Street, Inverness, IV1 1EN
Type: on and off sales
There had been circulated Report No HLB/004/18 by the Clerk which invited the Board to determine the application.
The Committee AGREED to GRANT the major variation subject to mandatory conditions, existing local conditions and the special condition set out at 7.3 of the Report.
7.2 Ref: HC/INBS/99
Applicant: Punch Partnership Limited, Jubilee House, Second Avenue, Burton on Trent, DE14 2WF per TLTLLP, Solicitors, 140 George Street, Glasgow, G2 2HG
Premises: Blacksmiths, Keppoch Road, Culloden, Inverness, IV2 7LL
Type: On and off sales.
There had been circulated Report No HLB/005/18 by the Clerk which invited the Board to determine the application.
The Committee AGREED to GRANT the major variation subject to mandatory conditions and the existing local conditions.
The meeting ended at 1.05pm.