Agendas, reports and minutes

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.