Licensing Committee - 02/10/2025

At a MEETING of the LICENSING COMMITTEE held remotely on 2nd October, 2025.

 

Present:-

 

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Nadia EL-NAKLA	George McIRVINE	Wendy SCULLIN
Stewart HUNTER		Pete SHEARS

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 4th September, 2025 was held as read.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE - MINUTE OF MEETING

 

The minute of meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 15th September, 2025 was submitted and noted for information and record purposes, a copy of which is attached to this minute as Appendix I.

 

III CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

 

(a) NEW APPLICATIONS GRANTED UNDER DELEGATED POWERS

 

The Committee noted that the undernoted applications had been granted under delegated powers.

 

PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT - NEW APPLICATIONS - FULL

 

No	Name	Location
1	Thomas Cathro	Junior Gym, 4-6 Staffa Place
2	Sunevo Ltd	Sun Nails & Spa, 10 Panmure Street

 

PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT - NEW APPLICATIONS - TEMPORARY

 

No	Name	Location	Date of Event
1	Cathedral Church of St Paul, Dundee	St Pauls Cathedral & Hall	19/09, 10/10, 17/10 & 31/10/2025
2	Dundee Instrumental Band	City Square	15/11 & 20/12/2025
3	Finmill Centre LMG	Fintry Parish Church, Fintry Drive	06/09/2025
4	Horne's Pleasure Fairs Ltd	Riverside Park, Riverside Drive	12/09 -21/09/2025
5	Mains Castle Dundee Ltd	Mains Castle and Grounds	24/08/2025
6	Sweet Productions Ltd	The Keiller Centre, 3 Chapel Street	11/09 -21/09/2025

 

PRIVATE HIRE OPERATORS - NEW APPLICATIONS

 

No	Name
1	Darren White
2	Muhammad Saleh
3	Hashmi Taxis Ltd
4	Dundee City Cab Ltd
5	Mogi Group 2 Ltd
6	Prompt Cabs Ltd
7	Ancrum Taxis Ltd

 

SECOND HAND DEALER - NEW APPLICATIONS

 

No	Name	Address of Premises
1	Dundee Tyre Shop Ltd	Dundee Tyres, South Road Garage, 361 South Road
2	Motorchoice (Scotland) Ltd t/a John Clark MG Dundee	John Clark MG Dundee, Myrekirk Road

 

SKIN PIERCING AND TATTOOIST - NEW APPLICATIONS

 

No	Name	Address of Premises
1	Lee Brown	Good Omens Tattoo, 25 Castle Street
2	Danielle Ross	Danielle Rose Tattoo, 41a Gray Street, Broughty Ferry

 

TAXI DRIVER - NEW APPLICATIONS

 

No	Name
1	Mahmood Ali
2	Omer Khalid
3	Joseph ONeill
4	Daniel NG
5	Mohammad Reasat Ali
6	Ibne Amin
7	Bakhteyar Fatah

 

(b) TAXI OPERATOR FULL VOLUME ELECTRIC - NEW APPLICATION

 

There was submitted the undernoted application.

 

No	Name
1	Crysta Ltd

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. Having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant the application.

 

(c) LATE HOUR CATERING - NEW APPLICATION

 

There was submitted the undernoted application.

 

No	Name	Address
1	Clokken Ltd	KFC, 3 Dayton Drive

 

The Committee noted that an application had been submitted to allow for opening until 5am Monday to Sunday and that is outwith the hours of operation within the current policy on late hours catering. There were no objections to the application. Having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to defer consideration of the application until 6th November, 2025 to allow the applicants legal representative to be present.

 

(d) PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT - NEW APPLICATION

 

There was submitted the undernoted application.

 

No	Name	Address
1	Luxury Nails Dundee Ltd	95 Commercial Street

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee noted that a letter had been received from Building Standards. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. The Committee noted that a written submission had been received from the applicant. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the written submission. Thereafter, having heard from Building Standards and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant the application, subject to Building Control issues being resolved.

 

(e) TAXI OPERATOR - CORPORATE PLATE - NEW APPLICATION 

 

There was submitted the undernoted application.

 

No	Name
1	Plate 405 Ltd

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee noted that this was an application for a Taxi Licence to replace an existing Taxi Operators Licence with an electric vehicle. The existing licence holder was Grant McNally (OP405), and Directors of Plate 405 Ltd were Grant McNally and Scott Walker. There were no objections to the application. Having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant the application, subject to a suitable vehicle being placed on service.

 

(f) TAXI OPERATOR REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO PLACE VEHICLE ON SERVICE

 

There were submitted the undernoted requests.

 

No	Name
1	Adam Taxis 1 Ltd

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee gave consideration to the request. Having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant a 28 day extension, subject to the licence holder providing evidence regarding the purchase of a suitable vehicle and to bring back the matter to the meeting of the Licensing Committee to be held on 6th November, 2025.

 

2	Hadi Cab Ltd

 

The Committee gave consideration to the request. Thereafter, having heard from the applicant and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant a 28 day extension, subject to the licence holder providing evidence regarding the purchase of a suitable vehicle and to bring back the matter to the meeting of the Licensing Committee to be held on 6th November, 2025.

 

3	Lynda Kelly

 

The Committee gave consideration to the request. Thereafter, having heard from a representative of the licence holder and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant a 28 day extension to allow a suitable vehicle to be placed on service.

 

4	Mac Taxis Dundee Ltd

 

The Committee gave consideration to the request. The Committee noted that a written submission had been received from the licence holder. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the written submission. Thereafter, having heard from a representative of the licence holder and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant a 28 day extension, subject to the applicant providing evidence regarding the purchase of a suitable vehicle and to bring back the matter to the meeting of the Licensing Committee to be held on 6th November, 2025.

 

5	Mogi Group Ltd

 

The Committee gave consideration to the request. Having heard from a representative of the licence holder and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant a 28 day extension, subject to the licence holder providing evidence regarding the purchase of a suitable vehicle and to bring back to the meeting of the Licensing Committee to be held on 6th November, 2025.

 

6	R A Taxis Ltd

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee gave consideration to the request. The Committee noted that a written submission had been received from the licence holder. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the written submission. Thereafter, having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant a 28 day extension, subject to the licence holder providing evidence regarding the purchase of a suitable vehicle and to bring back the matter to the meeting of the Licensing Committee to be held on 6th November, 2025.

 

7	Timms Taxis Ltd

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee gave consideration to the request. The Committee noted that a written submission had been received from the licence holder. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the written submission. Thereafter, having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to grant a 28 day extension and to bring back the matter to the meeting of the Licensing Committee to be held on 6th November, 2025 if no vehicle was placed on service.

 

(g) HYBRID VEHICLES BRIEFING NOTE

 

This item was withdrawn.

 

IV HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2006

 

(a) HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - NEW APPLICATIONS - DELEGATED

 

The Committee noted that the undernoted applications had been granted under delegated powers.

 

No	Name	Person Responsible	Address
1	West End Properties Dundee Ltd	Easylets Ltd	Flat 3A, 42 West Port
2	Albert Square Properties (Dundee) Ltd	Jack S Reavley	27 Larch Street
3	Randmore Ltd	ArcProperty Management & Lettings Ltd	5/2, 45 Commercial Street
4	HSMC Property Ltd	Rockford Properties Ltd	Flat F, 5 West Bell Street
5	Fine Nest property Ltd	Fine Nest Property Ltd	35A Milnbank Road
6	City Living Solutions Ltd	DJ Alexander	1/2, 20 Whitehall Street
7	Big Idea Development Ltd	Dymock Properties Ltd	3521 Perth Road

 

(b) HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - VARIATIONS - DELEGATED

 

The Committee noted that the undernoted applications had been granted under delegated powers.

 

No	Name	Person Responsible	Address
1	Thomas Knox	Rockford Properties Ltd	4/1, 94 Commercial Street
2	Lingxiao Cui	Cheng Wei	4/1, 4 Whitehall Street
3	Hudsucker Industries Ltd	Arc Property Management & Lettings Ltd	3/1, 59 Lyon Street
4	Simon Childs & Susan Clark	Simon Childs	4/2, 63 Gellatly Street

 

(c) HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - NEW APPLICATIONS

 

There were submitted the undernoted applications.

 

No	Name	Person Responsible	Address
1	Mar Durrant Dalmases	Rosie Fraser Real Estate	1/L, 20 Whitehall Street

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee noted that a letter of representation had been received from the Private Sector Services Unit. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard from the Private Sector Services Manager and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the application be refused.

 

2

HMSC Property Ltd

Finlayson Gore Ltd

1D Wellington Street

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee noted that a letter of representation had been received from the Private Sector Services Unit. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard from the Private Sector Services Manager and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the application be granted to 30th September, 2028.

 

3

Amelia J L Kennedy

Deirdre McKean

2/1, 19 Blackness Avenue

 

The Committee noted that a letter of representation had been received from the Private Sector Services Unit. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard from an agent on behalf of the applicant, the Private Sector Services Manager and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the application be granted to 30th September, 2026.

 

V CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982 (LICENSING OF SHORT-TERM LETS) ORDER 2022

 

(a) SHORT-TERM LETS - NEW APPLICATIONS - DELEGATED

 

The Committee noted that the undernoted applications had been granted under delegated powers.

 

No	Name	Person Responsible	Address
1	Jane Couper	John McDonald	2 Ogilvie Court
2	Roger D Goodfellow	Clark Anderson Properties Ltd	Archways 30F Albany Road
3	Mohammed & Razia Sarwar	Central Serviced Apartments	18B Trades Lane
4	Corneila & Ruari Macwilliam	Central Sunrise Short Stays Ltd	73 Bellfield Street
5	Sebastian & Co Estate Ltd	Central Serviced Apartments	Unicorn Court. 62 West Victoria Dock Road

 

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

VI CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

 

(a) SKIN PIERCING AND TATTOO LICENCE - NEW APPLICATION

 

There was submitted the undernoted application.

 

No	Name
1	B D

 

Reference was made to Article VI(c) of the minute of meeting of this Committee held on 4th September, 2025, wherein, it was agreed to defer consideration of the application until the meeting of the Licensing Committee to be held on 2nd October, 2025 to allow the applicant to be present. The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The original letter of representation from the Chief Constable was submitted. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard from a representative of the Chief Constable and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the letter of representation was not relevant to the application and that the application be granted.

 

(b) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - NEW APPLICATIONS

 

There was submitted the undernoted application.

 

No	Name
1	M I

 

The Committee noted that the applicant was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee noted that a letter of representation had been received from the Chief Constable. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. The Committee further noted that the applicant had failed to submit his medical and pass the street knowledge test. Thereafter, having heard from a representative of the Chief Constable and the Legal Officer, the Committee considered that M I was not fit and proper to be the holder of a Taxi Drivers Licence and that the application be refused.

 

(c) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - SUSPENSION HEARING

 

No	Name
1	K A

 

Reference was made to Article II(a) of the minute of meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 15th September, 2025, wherein it was agreed that a suspension hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of K A to be the holder of a Taxi Drivers Licence and that, in the meantime, the licence be suspended with immediate effect. The original letter of information from the Chief Constable was submitted. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. The Committee noted that a written submission had been received from the licence holder. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the written submission. Thereafter, having heard from a representative of the licence holder, the licence holder on his own behalf, a representative of the Chief Constable and the Legal Officer, the Committee considered that K A was not fit and proper to be the holder of a Taxi Drivers Licence and that the Taxi Drivers Licence be revoked with immediate effect.

 

(d) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - UPDATE

 

No	Name
1	A R

 

Reference was made to Article V(a) of the minute of meeting of this Committee held on 9th January, 2025, wherein it was agreed to grant the application until 2nd October, 2025, and subject to the conditions that the applicant pass the Street Knowledge Test, Taxi Driver Medical, SVQ, UTRN and provide the name of an operator. The Committee noted that a written submission had been received from the licence holder. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the written submission.

 

Thereafter, having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to continue the licence and bring the matter back for an update in May, 2026.

 

(e) TAXI OPERATOR - CORPORATE PLATE - NEW APPLICATION

 

There was submitted the undernoted application.

 

No	Name
1.	Company D

 

Reference was made to Article VI(e) of the minute of meeting of this Committee held on 4th September, 2025, wherein it was agreed to defer consideration of the application until the meeting of the Licensing Committee to be held 2nd October, 2025, to allow further information in regard to the application to be obtained. The Committee noted that this was an application for a Taxi Licence to replace an existing Taxi Operators Licence with an electric vehicle. The existing licence holder was C M (deceased) (OP481), and Directors of Company D were Q H, A J and C M. Thereafter, having heard from a legal representative on behalf of the applicant and the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the application be refused.

 

(f) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE REQUESTS FOR SUSPENSION HEARING

 

No	Name
1	C E

 

The Committee noted that a letter of information had been received from the Chief Constable. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that a hearing to consider C Es fitness to hold a Taxi Drivers Licence be held at the meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee to be held on 8th January, 2026.

 

2

M A

 

The Committee noted that a letter of information had been received from the Chief Constable. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard from the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that a hearing to consider M As fitness to hold a Taxi Drivers Licence be held at the meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee to be held on 8th January, 2026.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.

 

 

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held remotely on 15th September, 2025.

 

APPENDIX I

 

Present:-

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

Councillor Roisin SMITH

Councillor George McIRVINE

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

The Convener agreed that the undernoted item of business be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 17(b) in view of the timescales involved.

 

The Sub-Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted item of business on the ground that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

 

(a) TAXI DRIVERS LICENCE - REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION

 

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of K A during the currency of their Taxi Drivers Licence.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard the representative of the Chief Constable and having given consideration to the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub‑Committee agreed that a suspension hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of K A to be the holder of a Taxi Drivers Licence and that in the meantime the licence be suspended with immediate effect.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.