Councillor Richard Menard

Gambling Act 2005 - Review of Statement of Licensing Principles 2025 - 2028 - to follow

From: Aberdeenshire Licensing Board - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.15 am - October 29, 2025

...the Board approved the finalised Statement of Licensing Principles for the period 2025-2028, authorising the Depute Clerk to proceed with statutory notifications and publication.

For Determination

Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 - Fees Review

From: Aberdeenshire Licensing Board - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.15 am - October 29, 2025

...to ensure licensing income covers the costs of providing the licensing service, the Board agreed to consult on proposed fee increases for certain licensing applications, with the intention of implementing changes from April 1, 2026, and considering annual inflationary increases from April 1, 2027.

For Determination

Date of Next Board Meeting

From: Aberdeenshire Licensing Board - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.15 am - October 29, 2025

Approve

Sederunt and Declaration of Members' Interests

From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 30, 2025

Note

Banff & Buchan Area Committee Update on Banff & Buchan Crown Estate Coastal Communities Fund 2024/25: Amendment to Coastal Paths Application

From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 30, 2025

...to reallocate £25,000 of Scottish Government Crown Estate Coastal Communities Funding 2024/25 from the Sandend to Whitehills coastal path improvements to the Cullen to Findlater Castle coastal path improvements, and to bring an update back to the Area Committee on the naming arrangements of the coastal path, with identity based on Place not culture.

Agreed