Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday, 6 December 2016 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
(for Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Development)

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 1 November 2016.

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

There is circulated Report No HLC/086/16  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 October to 22 November 2016.

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/087/16 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:

1. 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
    
2. to a future meeting of the Committee when the applications will be determined in terms of the hearings procedure.

6.  Taxi tariff review
Ath-sgrùdadh air Taraif Thagsaidhean

There is circulated Report No HLC/088/15 by the Legal Manager advising of the feedback received from the taxi and private hire car (PHC) trade in relation to the review of the current taxi fare scales following a number of meetings held with the taxi/PHC trade in Highlands, and inviting Members to consider the responses, the additional information in the report and any further submissions which members of the trade attending the meeting may wish to make, and thereafter agree a draft tariff for public consultation.

7.  Riding Establishments Acts 1964 and 1970
Riding establishment licence
Achd nan Ionadan Marcachd 1964 agus 1970
Ceadachd Ionad Marcachd

7.1  Premises - Northwilds, Fendom, Tain

There is circulated Report No HLC/089/15 by the Legal Manager relating to an application for renewal of a riding establishment licence from Mrs Jan O’Neill in respect of premises at Northwilds, Fendom, Tain. (Tain and Easter Ross Ward).

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

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

8.1  Application for taxi driver’s licence – Calum Train

There is circulated Report No HLC/090/16 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Calum Train for the grant of a taxi driver’s licence (Nairn Ward).

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

8.2  Application for taxi operator’s licence – Calum Train

There is circulated Report No HLC/091/16 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Calum Train for the grant of a taxi operators’s licence (Nairn 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
Taxi driver’s / operator’s licences
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson cheadachdan do dhràibhearan / oibrichean tagsaidh

10.1  Application for the grant of a taxi driver’s licence – Brian MacCallum

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/092/16 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Brian MacCallum for the grant of a taxi driver’s licence (Aird and Loch Ness Ward).

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

10.2  Application for the grant of a temporary taxi driver’s licence – Mark J Bogue

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/093/16 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from Mark J Bogue for the grant of a temporary taxi driver’s licence (Tain and Easter Ross Ward).

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

10.3  Licensed taxi driver – George Ritchie

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/094/16 by the Principal Solicitor relating to George Ritchie who is the holder of a taxi driver’s licence (Aird and Loch Ness Ward).

The Committee is invited to consider this report in accordance with the Council’s hearings procedure.

10.4  Licensed taxi driver – David Farmer

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/095/16 (pp 145 – 148) by the Principal Solicitor relating to David Farmer who is the holder of a taxi driver’s licence (Nairn Ward).

The Committee is invited to condider this report in accordance with the Council’s hearings procedure.

10.5  Application for the grant of a taxi driver’s licence – David Farmer

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/096/16 by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application which has been received from David Farmer for the renewal of a taxi driver’s licence (Nairn Ward).

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

11.  Dates of Meetings in 2017
Cinn-latha Choinneamhan ann an 2017

The Committee is invited to note the following dates for 2017, as agreed at The Highland Council on 27 October 2016.  All meetings will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness:-

6 January, 7 February, 28 March, 9 June, 2 August, 3 October, 1 November and 5 December.