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
- Councillor Kate Campbell
Next Board meeting
7 August at 10am
(Last Lodging 12 June)
Future meeting (2025)
- Board Date 7 August at 10am
Last Lodging 12 June
Minutes of last meeting
Read the minutes of the board meeting of 20 February 2025 (PDF, 393 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 2025 (PDF, 210 KB)(opens new window) which the Board will adhere to when making decisions.
Current list of Alcohol Licence Applications
| Premises | Applicant | Sale of Alcohol | Date Published | Objection Date |
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Neilston Licensed Grocers | Bashir Ahmed | Off Sales | 16/06/2025 | 07/07/2025 |
Current list of Occasional Licence Applications
| Ref No. | Date of licence | Applicant | Event | Location | Expiry Date for Objections or representations | Hours |
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