Agenda and minutes

Minute of Meeting held on 19 July 2019 to be approved and signed by the Convener.  (Copy attached).

The Minute of Meeting of 19 July 2019 had been circulated.

DECISION

APPROVED.

(i)    Section 20:  Application for Premises Licence. Consider the following application for Provisional Grant of Premises Licence (applicant cited to attend.)  (Copies attached).

T. J. Morris (Scot) Ltd                                 Home Bargains

                                                                  (Former Home Base Store)

                                                                 Galalaw Business Park

                                                                 Hawick

                                                                 (Provisional)

        Licensed hours applied for:

On Sale                                                            Off Sale

        None                                                                 Sunday to Saturday 10.00am – 10.00pm        

Representations received:

Police Scotland - none.

Licensing Standards Officer - none.

Health - none.

Other - none.

(i)    Section 20:  Application for Premises Licence. Considered the following application for Provisional Grant of Premises Licence

       T. J. Morris (Scot) Ltd                                    Home Bargains

                                                                 (Former Home Base Store)

                                                                 Galalaw Business Park

                                                                 Hawick

                                                                 (Provisional)

        Licensed hours applied for:

On Sale                                                            Off Sale

        None                                                                 Sunday to Saturday 10.00am – 10.00pm        

Representations received:

Police Scotland - none.

Licensing Standards Officer - none.

Health - none.

Other - none.

There had been circulated copies of an application for provisional premises licence, together with supporting operating and layout plans.  Mr Wynne, Licensing Standards and Enforcement Officer advised that the application was to accommodate the applicant’s general retail business including the provision of an alcohol sales aisle forming a small percentage of the overall floor area of the premises.  Mr Richard Taylor, Gosschalks was present as the legal representative for TJ Morris (Scot) Ltd along with the Area Manager for the Hawick based Home Bargains Store.  Mr Taylor explained that the new store would be open on 24 August 2019 with the creation of 60 new jobs within the store.  Occasional licences had been granted to allow the store to operate until all outstanding matters had been finalised.  He estimated there were over 600 retail bays available and there would be a limited range of beer, wine and cider with only 13 bays being used for alcohol sales.  He advised that a range of measures would be in place to address the licensing objectives including CCTV systems, electronic till control prompts and a refusals system, Challenge 25, in house test purchasing exercises.  Staff training had been carried out on 5 August 2019 and any staff under the age of 18 would not be on the checkouts.  Five staff members held Personal Licences and in house refresher training would be carried out every 6 months.  Members welcomed the opening of this new store and approved the application.

DECISION

GRANTED.

Before proceeding with the private business, the following motion should be approved:

“That under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government 9Scotland) Act 1973 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act”

Before proceeding with the private business, the following motion should be approved:

“That under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves  the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act.”

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Councillor Weatherston declared an interest in the following item of business in terms of Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct and left the Chamber during the discussion.

Section 72:  Hearing to consider Grant application following confirmation from Police Scotland of conviction for a relevant offence.  (Copy application and Police Scotland notification attached) (applicant cited to attend).

Section 72: Hearing to consider application for Grant of Personal Licence following confirmation from Police Scotland of the applicant’s conviction for a relevant offence.

After hearing from Police Scotland and the applicant, the Board refused an application for Grant of a Personal Licence on the grounds that having regard to the licensing objectives, the applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold a licence.

Private Section of Minute of Meeting held on 19 July 2019 to be approved and signed by the Convener.  (Copy attached).

The private Minute of Meeting of 19 July 2019 had been circulated.

DECISION

APPROVED.