Social Value Ideas for Angus Council

Off-licence variation approved

Westport Grocers in Arbroath secured approval to vary its premises licence so alcohol sales could start at 10:00 on Sundays rather than later in the morning. Members described the request as straightf…

“Mhm. >> Good morning everyone and a very warm welcome to this hybrid meeting of the Angus Licensing Board. I'd like to remind all attendees that this …”

Asda late-hours withdrawn

Asda Stores Limited withdrew its late-hours catering application for the Express premises on North Road, Montrose. The withdrawal was because the store now closes at or before 11 p.m. and does not ope…

“Um convenor just to let you know that the application's been withdrawn by the applicant. The reason that this premises now closes at or before 11 p.m.…”

Lauren Bar Variation Application Refused

Following the third hearing and motion by Councilor Whiteside (seconded by Councilor Clark), the application to vary the Lauren Bar's premises license was refused on the grounds that granting would be…

“Therefore the application is refused... I would strongly recommend that you get in touch with ECP um environmental control and speak with them”

Animal Welfare Establishment License Refusal - Hapas K9 Center

Application for animal welfare establishment license refused by committee. The charity (All Bully Charity Rescue) requested a 4-month deferral to implement operational improvements including recruitme…

“Councelor Whiteside...reluctantly. I don't think that we can be satisfied that that the conditions are likely to be met judging from what we've heard.…”

Defer 45 High Street HMO

The committee deferred the HMO application for 45 High Street, Montrose because compliance documentation and building standards information were incomplete. Members were told the certificate of compli…

“Thank you very much. So it's deferred um under delegation to committee services as to when to bring it back. Okay. Understand all that Mr. Bowen. >> Y…”

World Cup hours policy refused

The board declined to extend the special World Cup licensing policy to cover potential England matches at the Picture House in Montrose. Members said the original extension was a one-off response to S…

“Well, really just to echo that. It was not quite unique, but it's 20 years since Scotland appeared in the World Cup. And And this was one of the main …”

Defer 64 Milgate Loan HMO

The committee deferred the HMO application for 64 Milgate Loan, Arbroath because there was insufficient information for building standards to assess the property properly. Officers said the plans stil…

“We did just discuss if this, if if this has to go to a third meeting and we're told the maximum number of meetings the application can go to before so…”

Angus Alchemy Woodside Capacity Variation Approved

Revised premises license variation approved for Angus Alchemy Woodside distillery in Carnoustie. Application revised from original proposal to increase capacity modestly from 18 to 20 patrons (includi…

“I simply move the the revised variation... It's not a significant um change but it really enhances a a really fantastic local um business and really w…”

Premises License - Lord Rubin's Wine Bar Approved

Premises license application approved for Lord Rubin's wine bar at 19 Marketplace, Arbroath. Applicant Paul Johnson confirmed the establishment will operate Friday-Sunday with table service model, sel…

“I would move that we grant the applications subjected to statutory conditions um and the additional condition um suggested by environmental health of …”

Final budget and spend-to-save

The committee was asked to approve the final revenue budget volume, agree spend-to-save investment bids, and adopt HMRC mileage rates in the business travel policy. The revised mileage policy carries …

“We are looking to asking the committee to approve three things in relation to this report. One is since the budget was agreed for the current year in …”

Council Financial Sustainability Risk - Ongoing Crisis

Angus Council's strategic risk register includes financial sustainability as a maximum-level risk (score 5x5) that has been present since 2014 and at maximum level since 2022. The risk reflects concer…

“the risk description as you you'll see from the from the appendix. um which is maybe just worth worth uh worth worth reading out is that the council t…”

Conditional Approval of Street Trader License Applications

The Civic Licensing Committee approved the street trader license applications for Pauline Matthews and Derek Murdoch for the East Haven and Carnoustie sauna facilities, subject to standard conditions …

“Okay. So I think actually it was councelor Makin that that moved that. Um so councelor M are you happy to move that we grant the application subject t…”

Street Trader License Applications for Sauna Facilities

Pauline Matthews and Derek Murdoch have applied for street trader licenses for two new sauna facilities at East Haven and Carnoustie sites. The applicants have an established successful sauna operatio…

“Um taking that idea on board that's have applied now for the East Haven and the Carnisti um sites.”