Organisers who want to stage carnivals in Dumbarton and the Vale could have to consult the public first under new rules.
Last month, councillors agreed that a report be prepared outlining procedures for obtaining a temporary public entertainment licence for events.
The paper has now been prepared and encourages members to agree that events will need to be publicly advertised near the site and in a local newspaper at the applicant’s cost.
Currently licences for events can be granted without any consultation or notification to residents living nearby.
Councillors in the wards they take place don’t currently have to be notified either.
The move comes after a number of residents complained about a carnival which took place at Dumbarton Common in May for the first time in 16 years.
The report, which goes to a licensing committee on Wednesday, August 7, reads: “It is considered putting a requirement on the applicant to advertise temporary applications for funfairs, fireworks events or live amplified music events would allow the public to be informed of such events.”
