MANAGEMENT of a Loch Lomondside golf course have won their bid to add a ‘halfway house’ for golfers to its licence.
An application was made by Cameron House Resort (Loch Lomond) Ltd to vary the premises licence for the Club House at The Carrick golf course to incorporate a mobile unit.
It was also requested to vary the premises licence to allow receptions and outdoor drinking outwith core hours, and to add films and gaming during and outwith core hours.
The Argyll and Bute licensing board unanimously agreed to the application at its meeting on Tuesday, April 21.
Councillor Paul Kennedy (Liberal Democrat, Helensburgh and Lomond South) asked: “I have not come across this before. Does it occur at other golf courses or is it a one-off idea?”
Michael McDougall, speaking on behalf of the applicants, responded: “I am told that it happens at many other golf courses across Scotland. It is not unusual to have a halfway house or a mobile buggy.”
Councillor Graham Hardie (Liberal Democrat, Helensburgh Central) then asked: “When somebody purchases a drink at the mobile unit, do they drink it there and then, or do they take it elsewhere?”
Mr McDougall said: “I understand that there will be some seating amenity outside the halfway house, or they can take it away to consume on the course. It is all private land.”
The board then unanimously agreed to the variations requested to the licence.
