A new convenience store in Clydebank has been given the go-ahead to sell alcohol despite fears the area was "overprovisioned."
Officers at West Dunbartonshire Council raised concerns that granting an off-licence to the new Queen’s Quay shop would result in more premises selling alcohol than necessary.
Councillors were each handed a list of the venues around store, on Titan Boulevard, that currently have the ability to sell alcohol, in order to inform their decision.
Alan Douglas, chief officer of regulation and resources, said: "It’s worth pointing out these premises are located near Clydebank central, Dalmuir and Whitecrook which is a locality considered to be overprovided for in terms of alcohol provision.
"If the licensing board are mind to grant, there are conditions to the off-sales and home deliveries."
Speaking on behalf of the Nisa store, their agent said: "This shop is part of the huge development work down at the Queens Quay, it’s actually one of four units built there.
"This is the first with a tenant thus being the first to open.
"This would be my clients 18th shop, they have them mostly within Lanarkshire and Glasgow. They are very experienced; they have been doing this their whole life.
"It cost them £250,000 to relocate and that includes bringing the shop up to standard.
"There will be a CCTV system with 24 hours [coverage] externally and internally.
"They feel there is a demand in the area and there has been since a significant increase of people in the area along with more housing being planned."
Owners of the Nisa, formerly operated a store on Glasgow Road in Whitecrook before they were served notice to vacate by Farmfoods which planned to expand into their unit.
As part of their licence bid, their agent said she had permission to surrender their previous licence for the old location.
It is hoped the new store could create 20 jobs, 12 of these are staff that were relocated [from the previous location] and kept and eight additional jobs.
Councillor Lawrence O'Neill backed their bid for the licence: "I know how well that shop was operated and if we granted this, I know well it will be operated."
The Licensing Board then agreed to grant the licence subject to some conditions.
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