Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Highland Licensing Board will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday, 28 October 2025 at 9.30 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

Claire McArthur
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 16 September 2025.

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/76/25 detailing Licences which have been granted under delegated powers by the Clerk to the Board during the period 4 September 2025 to 15 October 2025 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/77/25 detailing Occasional Licences and Extended Hours Applications which have been granted under delegated powers by the Clerk to the Board during the period 4 September 2025 to 15 October 2025 and inviting the Board to note the Report. 

6. Festive Period Dates 2025/2026

Members are invited to note that the dates between which festive period hours under the Board’s Policy Statement may be permitted in 2025/2026 have been granted under delegated powers as follows:

Description of premises: Late night opening premises (as defined in section 2.3 of the Board’s Policy Statement 2023-2028
Terminal hour: 04:00 hours
Period which may be applied for: From Friday 5 December 2025 (allowing extensions to licensed hours commencing Thursday 4 December into Friday 5 December)

Description of premises: Other premises
Terminal hour: 02:00 hours
Period which may be applied for: To Friday 2 January 2026 (allowing extensions to licensed hours commencing on Thursday 1 January into Friday 2 January only)

Premises will generally be granted the above extended hours on the following days within the festive period:
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Hogmanay and New Year’s Day (irrespective of which days of the week these fall on).

7. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 Applications for provisional premises licences
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005 Iarrtas airson ceadachdan thogalaichean le cumha

7.1 Ref: HC/CSR/2157
Applicant: Dunnet Bay Distillers Ltd
Premises: Stannergill Distillery, Castletown Mill, Castletown
Type: On and Off Sales

There is circulated Report No HLB/78/25 by the Clerk.

8. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 Applications for variation (major) to premises licences
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005 Iarrtasan airson Caochladh (Mòr) a thaobh ceadachdan thogalaichean

8.1 Ref: HC/INBS/653
Applicant: Black Sheep Management Service Limited, Tom-An-Oir, Invergarry, PH35 4HR 
Premises: The Ambassador Hotel (formerly Strathness House), 4 Ardross Terrace, Inverness, IV3 5NQ 
Type: On and Off sales 

There is circulated Report No HLB/79/25 by the Clerk.

8.2 Ref: HC/INBS/365
Applicant: Motor Fuel Limited, 10 Bricket Road, St Albans, AL1 3JX  
Premises: Grantown Service Station, 39 Spey Avenue, Grantown-on-Spey,  PH26 3EJ  
Type: Off sales     

There is circulated Report No HLB/80/25 by the Clerk.

8.3 Ref: HC/INBS/13
Applicant: Co-operative Group Food Ltd, 1 Angel Square, Manchester, M60 0AG 
Premises: Co-op, 11 Moss-side Road, Nairn, IV12 5NQ  
Type: Off sales

There is circulated Report No HLB/81/25 by the Clerk.

8.4 Ref: HC/INBS/312
Applicant: Co-operative Group Food Ltd, 1 Angel Square, Manchester, M60 0AG 
Premises: Co-op, 45 High Street, Nairn, IV12 4AG 
Type: Off sales

There is circulated Report No HLB/82/25 by the Clerk.

8.5 Ref: HC/RSL/1834
Applicant: Torabhaig Distillery Limited
Premises: Torabhaig Distillery, Teangue, Sleat, Isle of Skye, IV44 8RE
Type: On and Off sales

There is circulated Report No HLB/83/25 by the Clerk.

8.6 Ref: HC/CSR/0325
Applicant: Co-operative Group Food Limited per Hill Brown Licensing, The Forsyth Building, 5 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 5EZ
Premises: Co-op, 13 Balconie Street, Evanton
Type: Off Sales

There is circulated Report No HLB/84/25 by the Clerk.

8.7 Ref: HC/CSR/0706
Applicant: Diageo Scotland Limited per Morton Fraser Macroberts LLP, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh, EH3 8RY
Premises: The Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery Visitor Centre, Glen Ord Distillery, Muir of Ord
Type: On and Off Sales

There is circulated Report No HLB/85/25 by the Clerk.

8.8  Ref: HC/CSR/0857
Applicant: Diageo Scotland Limited per Morton Fraser Macroberts LLP, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh, EH3 8RY
Premises: Clynelish and Brora Distillery, Brora
Type: On and Off sales

There is circulated Report No HLB/86/25 by the Clerk.

9. Application for personal licence
Iarrtas airson ceadachd phearsanta

9.1 Applicant: Michael Gray   

There is circulated Report No HLB/87/25 by the Clerk.

10. Surrender of premises licence
Gèilleadh ceadachd togalaich

10.1 Premises: The Coach House Cafe, Tomich by Beauly, Inverness-shire, IV4 7LY
Licence Holder: Partnership of DJ & SJ Fraser

10.2 Premises: Cairngorm Gin Company Ltd, Unit 9/3, Achnagonalin Industrial Estate, Grantown on Spey, PH26 3TA
Licence Holder: Cairngorm Gin Company Limited

10.3 Premises: Speyside Distillers Company Limited, Tromie Mills, Kingussie, PH21 1NS
Licence Holder: Speyside Distillers Company Limited

10.4 Premises: The Old Post Office, 3 Kilvaxter, Kilmuir, Isle of Skye, IV51 9YR
Licence Holder: Kathleen Walker

10.5 Premises: Jacobite Queen, Tomnahurich Bridge, Inverness, IV3 5TD
Licence Holder: Jacobite Cruises Ltd

The above Premises Licences have been surrendered in terms of Section 28(5)(f).