Agendas, reports and minutes

Highland Licensing Committee

Date: Tuesday, 6 November 2018

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A meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday 6 November 2018 at 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 Licensing Items, 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, Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services 
Business 

(Chair – Dr I Cockburn) 

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 Committee held on 2 October 2018.

4.  Licences granted under delegated powers 
Ceadachdan a bhuilicheadh fo ùghdarras air a thiomnadh

There is circulated Report No HLC/068/18  by the Principal Solicitor which details all Licences which have been granted under delegated powers under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982  granted in the period from 19 September 2018 to 24 October 2018.

The Committee is invited to note the report.

5.  Pending applications – 3 monthly considerations 
Iarrtasan ri thighinn – beachdachaidhean 3 mìosach

There is circulated Report No HLC/069/18 by the Principal Solicitor relating to applications which are currently pending for the grant or renewal of licences under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

The Report recommends that the Committee agree to defer the determination of the applications, either:

(a)    to allow them to be approved under delegated powers in the event that no objections/representations are received and all outstanding documentation has been received from the applicants; or

(b)    to a future meeting of the Committee when the applications will be determined in terms of the Hearings Procedure.

6.  Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 
Applications for house in multiple occupation licence  
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson ceadachd thaighean ann an ioma-sheilbh

6.1  Premises – Ivy Cottage, Insh, Kingussie 

There is circulated Report No HLC/070/18 (pp 16 – 18) by the Principal Solicitor relating to the renewal of a house in multiple occupation licence from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in respect of premises at Ivy Cottage, Insh, Kingussie (Badenoch and Strathspey Ward).  

The Committee is invited to determine this matter in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure.

7.   Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 
Applications for taxi driver’s / operator’s licences
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson cheadachdan do dhràibhearan / oibrichean tagsaidh

7.1    Application for grant of a taxi driver’s licence – Calum Morrison 

There is circulated Report No HLC/071/18 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Calum Morrison for the grant of a taxi driver’s licence (Inverness South Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this application in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure.

8.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 
Application for market operator licence 
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982 
Iarrtas airson ceadachas obraiche margaidh

8.1    Application for grant of a market operator’s licence – Continental Market Limited

There is circulated Report No HLC/072/18 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Continental Market Limited for the grant of a market operator’s licence (Fort William and Ardnamurchan Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this application in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure.

9.    The Committee is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following Items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

10.   Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 
Application for a window cleaner’s licence 
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Ceadachdan luchd-glanaidh uinneagan 

  
10.1    Application for grant of a window cleaner’s licence – Joseph Foy 

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/073/18 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application from Joseph Foy for a window cleaner’s licence (Culloden and Ardersier Ward). 

The Committee is invited to determine this application in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure.

11.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 
Applications for private hire car driver’s / operator’s licences 
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson ceadachdan do dhràibhearan / oibrichean chàraichean airson fastadh prìobhaideach

                               
11.1  Application for private hire car driver’s licence – Patryk Pachana 

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/074/18 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Patryk Pachana for a private hire car driver’s licence (Inverness Ness-side Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this application in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure.

12.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 
Applications for taxi driver’s / operator’s licences 
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson cheadachdan do dhràibhearan / oibrichean tagsaidh

12.1    Application for the grant of taxi driver’s licence – Kevin MacKay

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/075/18 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Kevin MacKay for the grant of a taxi driver’s licence (Dingwall and Seaforth Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this application in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure.

12.2    Application for taxi driver’s licence – Joseph Dickson

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/076/18 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Joseph Dickson for the grant of a taxi driver’s licence (Cromarty Firth Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this application in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure.