Agendas, reports and minutes

Minute of the meeting of the Highland Licensing Board held in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, on Tuesday 1 November 2016 at 1.00pm.

Present:

Dr I Cockburn, Mr C Fraser, Mr R Greene, Mr A Henderson, Mrs L Macdonald, Ms M Smith and Mr J Stone.

In Attendance:

Ms S Blease, Clerk
Ms C McArthur, Depute Clerk
Mr I Cox, Licensing Standards Officer
Mr D Inglis, Licensing Standards Officer
Mrs A Macarthur, Administrative Assistant

Also In Attendance:

Sergeant B Gray, Police Scotland

Item 6.1: Ms L Brown, Applicant
Item 6.2: Mr and Mrs Holding, Applicants

Briefing on Protocol for Webcasting of Meetings

Dr I Cockburn in the Chair

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

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Mr A Duffy, Mr W Mackay and Mrs G Sinclair.

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 4 October 2016.

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/099/16 detailing licences which had been granted under delegated powers by the Clerk to the Board during the period 21 September 2016 to 18 October 2016 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/100/16 detailing occasional licences and extended hours applications which have been granted under delegated powers by the Clerk to the Board during the period 21 September 2016 to 18 October 2016 and inviting the Board to note the report.

The Board NOTED the report.

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

6.1 Ref: HC/INBS/119
Applicant: Mitchells and Butlers Retail Limited, 27 Fleet Street, Birmingham
Premises: The Fluke, 38 Culcabock Road, Inverness IV2 3XG
Type: On and off sales

There had been circulated Report No HLB/101/16 by the Clerk which invited the Board to determine the application.

The Board AGREED to grant the application subject to mandatory conditions and existing local conditions.

6.2 Ref: HC/INBS/ 121
Applicant: Gordon Holding, Manager’s Flat, Braeval Hotel, Nairn
Premises: Havelock House Hotel, Crescent Road, Nairn IV12 4NB
Type: On and off sales

There had been circulated Report No HLB/102/16 by the Clerk which invited the Board to determine the application.

The Board AGREED to grant the application subject to mandatory conditions, existing local conditions, the additional local condition and special conditions as set out at paragraphs 8.2 and 8.3 respectively of the report.

6.3 Ref: HC/CSER/1732
Applicant: Marianne Simpson
Premises: Flossie’s Beach Store, Clachtoll Holiday Park, 135 Clachtoll, Lochinver
Type: Off Sales

There had been circulated Report No HLB/103/16 by the Clerk which invited the Board to determine the application.

The Board AGREED to grant the application subject to mandatory conditions only.

7.  Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 Section 74 - hearing to consider and determine an application for personal licence
Achd Ceadachd (Alba) 2005 Earrann 74 – èisteachd gus beachdachadh air iarrtasan airson ceadachd phearsanta

7.1       Applicant: Mr Paul Burke

There had been circulated Report No HLB/104/16 by the Clerk which advised that notification had been received from Police Scotland under Section 73 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 that the applicant, Mr P Burke, had been convicted of relevant offences, details of which he had declared on his application form.

The Solicitor explained that the applicant was unable to attend the meeting as he was on holiday and that this had been arranged prior to notification of the date of the hearing.

Sergeant B Gray confirmed that Police Scotland had no objection to the application.

The Board AGREED to grant the application.

8.  Surrender of premises licence
Gèilleadh ceadachd togalaich

8.1 Premises: The Waverley Restaurant, Main Street, Kyle of Lochalsh
Licence Holder: Anna C A M Carins

The Board NOTED the above premises licence had been surrendered in terms of Section 28(5)(f) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.

8.2 Premises: Caledonian Bar, 46 High Street, Nairn, IV12 4AU
Licence Holder: Hawthorn Leisure Scotco Limited, Pinewood Court, Coleshill Road, Marston Green, Birmingham, B37 7HG

The Board NOTED the above premises licence had been surrendered in terms of Section 28(5)(f) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005..

The meeting ended at 1:15pm.