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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2002/2 Liquor Licensing in Scotland, 1997-2001
5. New Applications for Liquor Licences (Tables 6 and 7)
5.1 During 2001, licensing boards considered a total of 708 new applications for liquor licences; 172 fewer than in 2000 and 35 fewer than in 1999. Of these, 661 (93 per cent) were granted a licence. Applications for on-sale licence applications (96 per cent granted) were slightly more likely to be successful than those for off-sale licences (90 per cent granted), although this difference has narrowed since 1998. In thirteen, mainly rural, areas all applications for liquor licences were successful.
Proportion of refused licence applications in which each reason was given, 2001 Chart 4
5.2 Under section 17 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, licensing boards may refuse an application for a licence for a number of reasons (see annex note 6). The most common reason for refusal of both on-sale and off-sale applications in 2000 was that the granting of the application would result in the over provision of licensed premises in the locality. Chart 4 illustrates the relative frequency individual reasons for refusal were given. There may be more than one reason given for any one application being refused; combinations can be seen in Table 7.
5.3 Seventy-seven potential licence applications were withdrawn before they reached the licensing boards in 2001; just over half the number withdrawn in 2000 (144). This fall was largely due to a drop in withdrawals in Glasgow City from 63 in 2000 to 6 in 2001. The figure for on-sale withdrawals (50) was less than half the figure in 2000 (112), whilst the 27 off-sale applications was slightly lower than the 32 reported for 2000. The council area with the largest number of withdrawn applications was Edinburgh City (18), followed by Glasgow City and Highland, each with 6 applications withdrawn. Ten areas reported no withdrawals. Chart 5 shows the distributions of outcomes of the total numbers of on-sale and off-sale applications, including those withdrawn before they reached the board.
Outcomes of liquor licence applications for on and off sale licences, 2001 Chart 5
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