Permission given for piercings to be carried out in Aviemore
Aviemore is set to go from having no piercing and tattoo parlours to getting at least one and possibly two after a meeting of Highland Council’s licensing committee.
The meeting on Tuesday was due to be broadcast online but technical difficulties meant that this did not happen but the council did confirm the outcome of both applications.
The first bid for Unit 13 on the Dalfaber Industrial Estate was slightly complicated because it emerged that the local authority objected on the basis that planning permission is still needed.
That means applicant Dmitri Sobczak – who currently runs the Dark Trinity Art Studio in Grantown – will have to overcome one more hurdle before he can open the parlour.
The planning service submitted an objection in relation to Mr Sobczak’s application as the use of the premises would require ‘planning permission for a tattooist’.
It is understood that the licensing committee meeting in Inverness was content to grant a licence on condition of planning consent being approved for the proposed premises for the business.
The second application was for Loch Ness Coffee Company Ltd for Aviemore Gift Company which was granted a licence for units 14 and 15 on Grampian Road in the village centre.
Prior to Tuesday’s licensing committee meeting all outstanding documentation was provided by the proprietors so council officers granted permission under delegated powers.
Highland licensing officers had stated in their report: “The licensing authority has 12 months from receipt of the application to determine the same, therefore this application must be determined by 26 February 2023.
“Failure to determine the application by this time would result in the application being subject of a ‘deemed grant’ which means that a licence would require to be issued for a period of one year. The application is before this committee as this is the last meeting before the determination date expires.”
Licensing committee chairman Councillor Sean Kennedy said after the meeting: “In one application, planning had said the guy needed permission.
“He had done everything right and he was granted a licence and it is now left to the individual to fulfil the last part which is planning permission.
“We can’t refuse a licence just because planning objected so it is then up to the individual to then go get the necessary planning permission.
“There was nothing controversial but just this one last element needs to be done.”
He added: “We welcome both these businesses to start operations as they offer an increased offering for the local area and possibly more employment opportunities which is always appreciated.”
