Agenda and minutes

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Members were requested to resolve that any exempt business on the agenda be considered with the press and public excluded.

 

The Committee resolved:-

in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business:- 6.1 to 6.3 so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the class described in paragraph 14 of Schedule 7(A) to the Act (Items 1 to 2 of Appendix B to this minute refers).

The Committee had before it the minute of its previous meeting of 4 September, 2012.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute.

The Committee had before it details of the business dealt with by the Informal Business Panel since 4 September, 2012.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to note the informal business.

The Committee had before it, for its consideration, the applications listed in Appendix A to this minute.

 

The Committee resolved:-

that all applications be determined on the basis shown in Appendix A and that all licences are subject to the Council’s standard conditions unless otherwise stated.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Corporate Governance which provided information on how the beginning and end of British Summer Time (BST) affects certain late hours catering licences and proposed a new condition for late hours catering licences to bring them into line with how BST is treated in respect of liquor licenses premises under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)          adopt in principle the proposed new condition;

(b)          instruct officers to undertake the statutory variation procedure to implement it; and

(c)          instruct officers to report back to committee once (b) is complete.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.

With reference to article 3 of the minute of meeting of 23 November 2011, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Corporate Governance, which provided further information on taxi licence limit surveys.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)          note the terms of the report; and

(b)          instruct officers to prepare a report to the first Licensing Committee meeting in 2014 seeking an instruction in respect of a taxi demand survey.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.

The Committee had before it a statement of Committee Business from the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to remove Item 2 (Review of the Policy on Taxi Licences) from the Statement.

EXEMPT INFORMATION

 

In accordance with the information provided under Article 1 of the minute, the following items were considered with the press and public excluded.

The Committee had before it, for its consideration, the applications listed in Appendix B to this minute.

 

The Committee resolved:-

that all applications be determined on the basis shown in Appendix B and that all licences be subject to the Council’s normal conditions unless otherwise stated.

-    COUNCILLOR MARIE BOULTON, Convener.

 

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

 

1.         APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

Application Reference Number – 3/001

Premises – 137 Morrison Drive

 

The Committee had before it one letter of representation.

 

Ally Thain, Private Sector Housing Manager, advised that works on the premises had still to be completed, although this was not the reason it was before the Committee today.

 

The Committee heard from the agent for the applicant, Mike Mathieson of James and George Collie, in support of the application.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to defer consideration of the application until the works were completed, after which time officers could grant the application under delegated powers if appropriate.

 

 

2.         APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

Application Reference Number – 3/002

Premises – 644 George Street

 

The Committee had before it three letters of representation and a statement from the applicant.

 

Ally Thain, Private Sector Housing Manager, advised that a final inspection had still to be carried out.

 

The Committee heard from the applicant, Mrs Elizabeth Wilkinson, in support of the application. 

 

The Committee resolved:-

to defer consideration of the application until the works were completed, after which time officers could grant the application under delegated powers if appropriate.

 

 

3.         APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

Application Reference Number – 3/003

Premises – 21 Sunnybank Road

 

The Committee had before it one letter of representation.

 

Ally Thain, Private Sector Housing Manager, advised that all works had now been completed.

 

The Committee heard from the applicant, Mrs Fiona Boyd, in support of the application.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to grant the application.

 

 

4.         APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

Application Reference Number – 3/004

Premises – 77-79 Bon Accord Street

 

The Committee had before it a copy of the Community Engagement Group report for Bon Accord Street from April 2011-September 2012, and were advised that the number of objectors to this HMO had dropped dramatically since last year, there being no objections submitted in respect of this application.

 

The Committee resolved:-

(i)                 to grant the application; and

(ii)               to thank the various officers, elected members and members of the public for their excellent partnership working in regard to the application.

 

 

5.         APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

Application Reference Number – 3/005

Premises – Andarabad, Nigg Kirk Road

 

The Committee was advised that the application had been granted under delegated powers.

 

 

6.         APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

Application Reference Number – 3/006

Premises – 188 Great Western Road

 

The Committee was advised that the application had been granted under delegated powers.

 

 

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