Glasgow’s biggest outdoor events could be on a collision course with community chiefs after a change in licensing rules.

Currently, organisers of music festivals, such as TRNSMT and Glasgow Summer Sessions, only need to notify community councils which cover the specific areas of Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove Park that music will be played in.

But now those in charge of bringing some of the world’s biggest acts to the city will have to consult with all neighbouring community councils whose areas may be affected by the events.

And that means that they may face more objections to planned events, potentially making it more difficult to acquire a temporary public entertainment licence.

Mairi Miller, Glasgow City Council’s head of licensing, said: “We recognise that the impact of these types of events are felt beyond the immediate area where the event is situated.

“The community councils which cover a much smaller area are often not notified.

“For major events, the likes of those taking place at Bellahouston or Glasgow Green, they’ll continue to be subject of community engagement sessions led by land and environmental services.”

The new licensing rules relate specifically to events that take place in parks across the city with an anticipated capacity of 5000 or more at one time, and events that take place over five days or more under one temporary entertainment licence.
Many of Glasgow’s parks are covered or bordered by more than one community council.

Kelvingrove Park is covered by Hillhead Community Council, Woodlands and Park Community Council and Yorkhill Community Council.

However, for events that are held in the south east corner of the park, only Woodlands and Park Community Council have been notified in the past.

This meant that the other two community councils couldn’t previously make any representations in favour or against proposed events.

Following the rule change, all of those organisations, as well as elected councillors, will be able to object to proposed events.

And the new rules will also extend to consulting with community councils around Queens Park, Glasgow Green, Bellahouston Park and Victoria Park.

The new criteria for gaining temporary public entertainment licences will come into force on January 3 next year.