Dundee City Licensing Board - 19/12/2019

At a MEETING of the LICENSING BOARD held at Dundee on 19th December, 2019.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 21st November, 2019 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005

(a) VARIATIONS (MAJOR)

The Board, having heard from an objector, an agent on behalf of the applicant, the applicant, a Building Control Officer and the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to allow a variation to incorporate an Asian themed restaurant called North East over the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of the building at 36‑38 Nethergate and to allow off-sales from Monday to Sunday 10.00 am to 10.00 pm, subject to the condition that all relevant building works be completed to the satisfaction of Building Control.

The Board, having heard from the applicant, a Building Control Officer and the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to allow a variation to increase on-sales opening from Sunday to Thursday until midnight and Friday and Saturday until 1.00 am, and to allow live performances, films, and televised sport, during and outwith core hours.

The Board, having heard from an objector, an agent on behalf of the applicant, a Building Control Officer and the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to refuse the variation to increase non-seasonal off‑sales capacity from 48.78m2 to 63.3m2, and to increase seasonal trading (1st December each year to 2nd January the following year) off-sales capacity from 8.31m2 to 9.59m2, giving a maximum total capacity from 57.09m2 to 72.89m2.

The Board, having heard from a Building Control Officer and the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to defer consideration of this application until the January, 2020 meeting of the Board.

The Board, having heard from an agent on behalf of the applicant, the applicant, a Building Control Officer and the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to allow a variation to the licensed hours to allow the nightclub area at 39 Union Street to open until 2.30 am Monday to Sunday, to allow recorded music to be played during core hours only, and for a variation to the layout of the ground floor and basement area.

The Board agreed to defer consideration of this application until the January, 2020 meeting of the Board.

(b) CLUB GAMING MACHINE PERMIT - NEW

The Board agreed to allow the above application.

II PERSONAL LICENCE REVIEW

(a) DEA McGILL

The Board, having heard from the Chief Constables representative and the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to defer consideration of this matter until the February, 2020 meeting of the Board.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.