Dundee City Licensing Board - 15/01/2026

At a MEETING of the LICENSING BOARD held remotely on 15th January, 2026.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON	Ken LYNN	George McIRVINE
Jimmy BLACK	Roisin SMITH	Pete SHEARS
Stewart HUNTER	Georgia CRUICKSHANK	Daniel COLEMAN

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Board of 11th December, 2025 was held as read.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

Councillor Coleman declared an interest in Article II(1) of this minute by virtue of being a member of the Scottish Football Association and withdrew from the meeting during its consideration. In the interests of transparency, Councillor Coleman advised that in Article V of this minute the complainer was known to him in a professional capacity.

 

II LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005

 

(a) NEW GRANTS

 

No	Premises	Applicant
1	East Craigie Football Club Craigie Park Old Craigie Road Dundee	East Craigie Football Club

 

The Board, having heard from a Licensing Standards Officer and the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to approve the application, subject to the condition that consent for musical entertainment within the premises be limited to the following: TV, automated music system and two artiste acoustic set.

 

2

Megans Sports Bar & Club 101 Camperdown Road Dundee

Catherine Fraser

 

The Board, having heard from a Licensing Standards Officer and the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to approve the application, subject to the conditions that there shall be no music outside the venue, that consent of musical entertainment within the premises be limited to the following: Background music, Juke Box, automated music system, DJs, karaoke and bands with a maximum of 3 artists no drums, and all DJs/karaoke and bands shall cease at 12 midnight due to close residential accommodation and after this time only background music be permitted.

 

(b) VARIATIONS (MAJOR)

 

No	Premises	Applicant
1	Eagle Coaching Inn 155/159 King Street Broughty Ferry Dundee	Greene King Retailing Ltd

 

The Board, having heard from the Boards Legal Adviser, agreed to defer this item to the February Board to allow the applicant to resolve outstanding matters with Building Control and Planning.

 

III SUPPLEMENT TO LICENSING POLICY MUSIC NOISE FROM LICENSED PREMISES RESULTS AND CONSULTATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

There was submitted Report No 28-2026 by the Boards Legal Adviser, detailing the outcome of the consultation of music noise from licensed premises and its recommendations.

 

The Board agreed:-

 

(i) to adopt the revised approach upon which the consultation was based as detailed in the report; and

 

(ii) that the Board also discontinue to apply the inaudibility condition.

 

IV REQUEST FOR HEARING

 

Having heard from the Boards Legal Adviser, the Board agreed not to hold a hearing on the grounds that there were no competent grounds for a hearing.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.