Licensing Board
Find out Licensing Board responsibilities as well as when meetings take place.
Our Licensing Board handles the administration of a range of licences. Their main function is to regulate premises that sell alcohol to the public. They're also required by the Gambling Act 2005 to regulate certain gambling activities within the East Renfrewshire area.
The Licensing Board is made up of 5 councillors with various temporary licences granted under powers delegated to appointed East Renfrewshire Council officers.
All licensing fees are put back into the council to fund the licensing system, which is entirely hosted and administered by our employees.
The Licensing Board is a separate legal entity and has its own publication scheme under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act.
Board members
- Councillor Paul Edlin (Chair)
- Provost Mary Montague (Vice Chair)
- Councillor Andrew Morrison
- Councillor Colm Merrick
- Councillor Christopher Lunday .
- Councillor David MacDonald
Next Board meeting
20 February at 10am
Future meetings (2025)
- Board Date 15 May at 10am
Last Lodging 1 April - Board Date 7 August at 10am
Last Lodging 12 June - Board Date 4 December at 10am
Last Lodging 16 October
Minutes of last meeting
Read the minutes of the board meeting of 8 August 2024 (PDF, 90 KB).
Board Announcements
Read the latest licencing board decisions There are no new announcements to report
Statement of Principles
Our Licensing Board is responsible for some gambling licences.
View the Statement of Principles 2021 (PDF, 235 KB)(opens new window) which the Board will adhere to when making decisions.
Alcohol applications to be considered at the next licensing board meeting
| Premises | Applicant | Sale of Alcohol | Date Published | Objection Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Current list of Occasional Licence Applications
| Ref No. | Date of licence | Applicant | Event | Location | Expiry Date for Objections or representations | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.25 | 23/08/2025 | GHA Rugby Club | GHA Rugby Club Beer Festival | GHA Rugby Club, Giffnock | 17/02/2025 | 12pm to 9pm |
| 17.25 | 02/03/2025 | Specialist Craft Spirits | Greenbank Market | Greenbank Gardens, Clarkston | 17/02/2025 | 10am to 4pm |
| 19.25 | 17/04/2025 | 121st Scout Group | Fund raising evening | 121 Scout Hall, Clarkston | 17/02/2025 | 6pm to 12am |
| 20.25 | 03/03/2025 | Jalisgow | Market Stall | Broom Church Newton Mearns | 17/02/2025 | 10am to 3pm |
