Licensing Committee - 02/10/2008
At a MEETING of the LICENSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 2nd October, 2008.
Present:-
Lord Provost John R LETFORD
Bailie Roderick A J WALLACE
COUNCILLORS
Tom FERGUSON |
Helen DICK |
Elizabeth F FORDYCE |
Richard McCREADY |
|
Jimmy BLACK |
Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 25th September, 2008 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I MINUTE OF MEETING OF LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE
The minute of meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 4th September, 2008 was submitted and noted for information and record purposes, a copy of which is attached to this minute as an Appendix.
II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982
(a) INDOOR SPORTS LICENCE
There were submitted the undernoted applications.
No |
Name |
Address of Premises |
Hours of Opening
|
1 |
Dundee College/ William Grace |
Dick McTaggart Centre Old Glamis Road |
Mondays to Fridays 8.30am to 10pm and Saturdays and Sundays 10am to 6pm
|
2 |
Northwind Leisure (Dundee) Ltd/N Swanson |
Land North of Dick McTaggart Sports Old Glamis Road |
Mondays to Sundays 9am to 11pm |
In the case of Application No 1, there being no objections, the Committee agreed that the application be granted.
Councillor Richard McCready declared a non-financial interest in Application No 2 by virtue of the applicants being known to him through the course of his Council duties as Convener of the Leisure, Arts and Communities Committee and took no part in the proceedings.
In the case of Application No 2, the Committee, having heard a representative on behalf of the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Department and an agent on behalf of the applicant, agreed to the application being granted.
(b) LATE HOURS CATERING - NEW APPLICATIONS
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the undernoted applications be granted.
No |
Name |
Address |
Hours of Opening
|
1 |
Akesbi Abdelhak |
Pizza de Roma 32 Seagate |
From 11pm to 2.30am Mondays to Sundays
|
2 |
Munir Ahmad |
Tandoori Hut 35 Craigowan Road
|
From 11pm to 1am Mondays to Sundays |
3 |
Yasmin Amin |
The Shahi 31 Albert Street
|
From 11pm to 2am Mondays to Sundays |
4 |
Kau Mui Chung |
The Peking 175/179 Perth Road
|
From 11pm to 12 midnight Mondays to Sundays |
5 |
Riaz Sheikh |
Curry House 102 Dura Street
|
From 11pm to 12 midnight Mondays to Sundays |
6 |
Wei Yan |
Jade Palace 69 Macalpine Road |
From 11pm to 12 midnight Mondays to Sundays |
(c) LATE HOURS CATERING LICENCE - RENEWAL APPLICATION
There was submitted the undernoted application.
No |
Name |
Address of Premises |
Hours of Opening
|
1 |
Teyfik Cetinkaya |
Khan's 273 Brook Street Broughty Ferry |
From 11pm to 1am Sundays and 11pm to 2am Fridays and Saturdays |
In the case of this application, the Committee noted the advice of the Legal Officer that the objection which had been submitted by the Hong Kong Gardens could not be considered as it had not been signed by the objector. The Committee gave consideration to other objections which had been submitted by members of the public. Thereafter, having heard an agent on behalf of the applicant and a representative on behalf of the objectors who indicated that their objections had now been withdrawn and having heard a representative from Tayside Police, the Committee agreed that the application be granted.
(d) METAL DEALER - NEW APPLICATION
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the undernoted application be granted.
No |
Name |
Address of Premises |
Type of Goods
|
1 |
R M Supplies Inverkeithing Ltd/ Peter Adams |
Caledon East Wharf Fish Dock Road |
Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals |
(e) PRIVATE HIRE CAR OPERATORS - NEW APPLICATIONS
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the undernoted applications be granted.
No |
Name
|
1 |
Norman Barron |
2 |
Lee Bunce |
3 |
Scott Conacher |
4 |
Dean Duncan |
5 |
Dean Flynn |
6 |
Ruth Stein |
7 |
Jamie Tugman |
(f) PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT - NEW APPLICATIONS
Councillor Richard McCready declared a non-financial interest in Application No 2 by virtue of the applicants being known to him in a personal capacity through the course of his duties as Convener of the Leisure, Arts and Communities Committee and took no part in the proceedings.
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the undernoted applications be granted.
No |
Name |
Address of Premises |
Hours of Opening
|
1 |
Rainbow Bright Childcare Ltd/ M Koervers
|
Jungle Kids 9-11 Scott Street |
Mondays to Sundays 10am to 9pm |
2 |
Northwind Leisure (Dundee) Ltd/ Niall Swanson |
Land North of Dick McTaggart Sports Old Glamis Road |
Mondays to Sundays 9am to 11pm |
(g) SECOND HAND DEALER'S LICENCE - NEW APPLICATIONS
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the undernoted applications be granted.
No |
Name |
Address of Premises |
Type of Goods
|
1 |
George Mackenzie |
A1 House Clearance 8 Lyon Street |
Furniture, White Goods and Electrical Goods
|
2 |
Tolga Ozturk |
Star Mobile Phone Centre Unit 57 Forum Centre
|
Mobile Phones |
3 |
Elizabeth Sinclair |
218 Brook Street Broughty Ferry |
Second Hand and Antique Jewellery, Furniture and Paintings
|
4 |
Reginald Tucker |
67 Strathmartine Road |
Furniture, Electrical Goods and Bric-a-Brac |
(h) SECOND HAND DEALER'S LICENCE - RENEWAL
There was submitted the undernoted application.
No |
Name |
Address of Premises |
Type of Goods
|
1 |
James Boyle |
Parkview Motors Ancrum Road/Charleston Drive |
Used Cars |
The Committee noted that this application had been withdrawn from consideration by the applicant.
(i) LICENSING OF SKIN PIERCING AND TATTOOING ORDER 2006
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the undernoted application be granted.
No |
Name |
Address of Premises
|
1 |
Paul Patterson |
Diggers Tattoo's 67 West Lyon Street |
(j) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - NEW APPLICATIONS
There were submitted the undernoted applications.
No |
Name
|
1 |
Steven Forbes |
2 |
Arsalan Rasool |
3 |
Dean Toshney |
In the case of Application Nos 1 to 3, the Committee noted that the applicants had failed to pass the street test within the prescribed period and agreed that the applications be refused.
(k) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - RENEWAL
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the undernoted application be granted.
No |
Name
|
1 |
Iain Cavanagh |
(l) TAXI OPERATORS - NEW APPLICATIONS
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the undernoted applications be granted.
No |
Name
|
1 |
Philip Flynn |
2 |
John Kimmet |
3 |
John McGouldrick |
4 |
John Reddy, t/a J R Taxis |
(m) TAXI LICENCE - RENEWALS
There were submitted the undernoted applications.
No |
Name
|
1 |
Robert Day |
2 |
Edward McGuggon |
In the case of Application No 1, the Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the application be considered in their absence. Thereafter, the Committee gave consideration to the content of a letter of representation which had been submitted by Tayside Police in relation to this application and having heard a representative of Tayside Police and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the application be refused.
In the case of Application No 2, the Committee gave consideration to a letter of representation which had been submitted by Tayside Police relevant to this application. Thereafter, having heard the applicant on their own behalf, representation from Tayside Police and consideration and advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the application be granted.
(n) PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE - REQUEST FOR VARIATION
There was submitted the undernoted application.
No |
Applicant
|
1 |
Peter Fraser |
In the case of this request for variation, the Committee, having heard the applicant on their own behalf and a representative of Tayside Police, agreed that the request be granted.
(o) HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - NEW APPLICATIONS
There were submitted the undernoted applications.
No |
Name |
Address
|
1 |
Peter Aslet |
3/0 70 Peddie Street |
2 |
Angela R Stewart/Grant Management |
1/2, 304A Perth Road |
3 |
Charles H Gallagher |
2/1, 48 Union Street |
4 |
Peter Nowottny/J & E Shepherd |
3/2, 5 Blackness Avenue |
5 |
Michael Nimmo |
2/2, 5 Bellefield Avenue |
6 |
Angela V Anderson |
9 Springfield |
7 |
Allan J Rennie |
2/2, 9 Bank Street |
8 |
Sukhdeep S Gill |
1/0, 22 Windsor Street |
9 |
Caitlin J B Beaver |
234 Perth Road |
10 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 19, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
11 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 20, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
12 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 24, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
13 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 28, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
14 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 23, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
15 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 4 Horsewater Wynd |
16 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 12 Horsewater Wynd |
17 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 32 Horsewater Wynd |
18 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 52 Horsewater Wynd |
19 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 56 Horsewater Wynd |
20 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 58 Horsewater Wynd |
21 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 62 Horsewater Wynd |
22 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 64 Horsewater Wynd |
23 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 16 Horsewater Wynd |
24 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 18 Horsewater Wynd |
25 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 24 Horsewater Wynd |
26 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 34 Horsewater Wynd |
27 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 42 Horsewater Wynd |
28 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 54 Horsewater Wynd |
29 |
Lee Chadwick |
2/1, 33E Blackness Avenue |
30 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 6 Horsewater Wynd |
31 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 8 Horsewater Wynd |
32 |
Robert S Pringle |
3A Arbroath Road |
33 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 28 Horsewater Wynd |
34 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 38 Horsewater Wynd |
35 |
Rosie N Lamb |
8F Lawson Place |
36 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 2 Horsewater Wynd |
37 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 26 Horsewater Wynd |
38 |
Torith Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 48 Horsewater Wynd |
39 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 4, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
40 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 6, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
41 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 7, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
42 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 10, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
43 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 15, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
44 |
Torith Ltd |
Flat 16, Campus Apartments, 2 Blinshall Street |
45 |
Malben Properties Ltd |
Campus Apartments, 36 Horsewater Wynd |
In the case of Application Nos 1 to 4, the Committee, having heard a representative of the Housing Department and the applicants on their own behalf, agreed that the applications be granted.
In the case of Application No 5, the Committee, having heard a representative of the Housing Department, the applicant on their own behalf and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, agreed that the application be granted subject to appropriate supplementary information being provided to the satisfaction of the Housing Department.
In the case of Application No 6, the Committee, having heard a representative of the Housing Department, the applicant on their own behalf and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, agreed that consideration of the application be deferred to a future meeting of the Committee.
In the case of Application No 7, the Committee, having heard a representative of the Housing Department and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, agreed that the application be granted.
In the case of Application No 8, the Committee noted that the objectors to the application were not present. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letters of objection which had been submitted by members of the public. Thereafter, having heard a representative from the Housing Department, the applicant on their own behalf, a representative from Tayside Police and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the application be granted.
In case of Application Nos 9 to 45, the Committee agreed that consideration of these applications be deferred to a future meeting of the Committee.
(p) HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - REQUEST FOR VARIATION
There were submitted the undernoted requests for variation.
No |
Variation
|
1 |
7 Milnbank Gardens to change day to day manager to Rossclare Lettings Ltd/Neil Thomson |
2 |
Flat 6, 69 Constitution Road to change day to day manager to Shazad Latif |
3 |
2/1, 50 Seafield Road to change day to day manager to Grant Management/Peter Grant |
4 |
2a Hazel Drive to change day to day manager to Finlayson Gore/Eilidh McLeod |
There being no objections, the Committee agreed that the request for variation numbers 1 to 4 be granted.
The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.
III CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982
(a) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - SUSPENSION HEARING
Lord Provost John R Letford declared a non-financial interest in this matter by virtue of the applicant being known to him in a personal capacity and left the Chamber during its consideration, whereupon, the Chair was taken by the Depute Convener, Bailie Roderick A J Wallace.
There was submitted a letter of information from the Corporate Food Safety Adviser and Tobacco Control Officer relevant to the alleged conduct of Mr J W during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.
Thereafter, the Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter and having heard the Corporate Food Safety Adviser and Tobacco Control Officer, the applicant on their own behalf and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that consideration of the matter be adjourned to the November meeting of the Committee to allow the applicant to pay the amounts outstanding to the Sheriff Officers.
(b) HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - NEW APPLICATION
Lord Provost John R Letford resumed the Chair prior to consideration of this item of business.
(i) There was submitted an application by J J M H for a Houses in Multiple Occupation Licence. The Committee noted that the objectors to this application were not present and having given consideration to the letter of objection which had been submitted by a member of the public, having heard the representative of the Housing Department, the applicant on their own behalf, consideration and advice of the Legal Officer and consideration of a letter of support which had been submitted by the applicant, the Committee agreed that the application be granted.
(ii) There was submitted an application by W R for a Houses in Multiple Occupation Licence.
The Committee noted that this application had been withdrawn from consideration by the applicant.
Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener.