Agenda and minutes

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Items
Note No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Robin Currie, Mary Jean Devon, Lorna Douglas and Roderick McCuish.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

The Council resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the press and public for the following item of business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 3 and 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

 

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3.

CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982: APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF TAXI DRIVER LICENCE (G DOYLE, PORT CHARLOTTE, ISLAY)

Report by Head of Legal and Regulatory Support

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and introductions were made.  He then outlined the procedure that would be followed and invited the Applicants representative to speak in support of the application.

 

 

APPLICANT

 

The applicants representative spoke in support of the application.

 

QUESTIONS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND

 

There were no questions from Police Scotland on the applicants representation.

 

 

POLICE SCOTLAND

 

PC Alison Simpson spoke to the objection submitted by Police Scotland in relation to the application.

 

QUESTIONS FROM APPLICANT

 

The applicant asked a question in relation to the representation made by Police Scotland.

 

 

MEMBERS’ QUESTIONS

 

The Members were given the opportunity to ask questions of the applicant and of Police Scotland.

 

 

SUMMING UP

 

 

Police Scotland

 

Police Scotland advised that they had nothing further to add to the representation that they had made.

 

Applicant

 

The applicants representative was given the opportunity to sum up.

 

 

When asked, both parties confirmed that they had received a fair hearing.

 

DEBATE

 

Members of the Committee debated the application.

 

DECISION

 

The Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee agreed that the application be granted.

Councillor Richard Trail having moved an amendment which failed to find a seconder, requested that his dissent be recorded from the foregoing decision.

 

(Reference: Report by Head of Legal and Regulatory Support, submitted)