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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Asda late-hours withdrawn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“Um convenor just to let you know that the application's been withdrawn by the applicant.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.…”

Aldi Montrose major variation

The Board approved Aldi's major variation at Western Road, Montrose, as part of its Project Fresh refurbishment programme. The application increased alcohol display capacity due to a reconfigured stor…

“Speaker 3: Thank you, your honours. This is a major variation application, and you'll no doubt already be familiar with ALDI at Western Road in Montro…”

Tesco store variation approved

The Board considered and granted Tesco's major variation application for the Monifieth store. The change involved a slight increase in alcohol capacity as part of a store layout change, with no object…

“Speaker 4: Of course. Thank you very much for hearing this application. It's fairly straightforward. The the premises has been there since 1994. The c…”

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…”

Personal licence revoked

The Board determined that the conduct of the personal licence holder was inconsistent with licensing objectives, specifically preventing crime and disorder, public safety, and protecting and improving…

“Speaker 9: On the 06/30/2026, Police Scotland reported to the licensing board in terms of section 84 a of the licensing Scotland back 2005 that mister…”

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…”

Audited accounts to return next month

The draft accounts have been submitted and are still under audit. Officers confirmed the audited accounts will come back to this committee next month for formal sign-off, with updated performance info…

“Our draft accounts are still being audited and we will bring back the audited accounts to this committee next month for formal sign-off. Hopefully, th…”

Financial sustainability risk

The board heard that the 2026-27 financial position remains under severe pressure, with reserves used to balance the year, a recurring gap still to be addressed, and a need for ongoing interventions a…

“This report provides the board with the latest financial position for 2627 and an update on the financial planning and reserve. Um, we previously appr…”

Financial plan with gap

The partnership approved an updated medium-term financial plan using reserves and non-recurring savings to support a 2026-27 funding gap of around £9 million, with a recurring gap rising to £13.6 mill…

“It proposes the adoption of the 2627 financial position as an interim financial planning framework with the planned use of non-recurring savings and r…”

Unaccompanied site visits ordered

Members concluded they did not have enough information to determine the Batmere Drive and Dower House cases and agreed to undertake unaccompanied site visits for both before making a decision. This is…

“Okay. Do we feel we have enough information to determine this case, colleagues? Speaker 5: Councillor? I feel we could do a site visit. Councillor Cl…”

Dog exercise area refused

The committee refused retrospective planning permission for a secure dog walking/exercise area at Gigi Filters, Kellies. Members concluded the proposal conflicted with local and national planning poli…

“Right. Um just is there any other comments just at the moment or or are we ready? Okay. Um this is a an interesting one because I think there's a few …”