Gareth Sykes

Council: Hackney

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Committees: Licensing Sub Committee D (Secretary) Planning Sub-Committee (Secretary) Licensing Sub Committee A (Secretary) Corporate Committee (Secretary) Licensing Sub Committee B (Officer, Secretary) Licensing Sub Committee E (Secretary) Licensing Sub Committee C (Secretary) Planning Sub-Committee - Pre-Application

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Licensing Sub Committee E Secretary

Licensing Sub Committee E - Wednesday 17 December 2025 2.00 pm

The Licensing Sub Committee E of Hackney Council is scheduled to convene on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, to address licensing matters. The agenda includes a hearing regarding temporary event notices, as well as procedural items. The meeting will be held remotely and live-streamed for public viewing.

December 17, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee D Secretary

Licensing Sub Committee D - Tuesday 9 December 2025 2.00 pm

The Hackney Council Licensing Sub Committee D is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 to discuss licensing applications for two premises, as well as temporary event notices. The committee will also review standard procedures and elect a chair. All Licensing Sub-Committee Hearings will be held remotely and live-streamed.

December 09, 2025
Planning Sub-Committee CANCELLED Secretary

Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025 6.30 pm

December 03, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee B Secretary

Licensing Sub Committee B - Monday 1 December 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting of the Licensing Sub Committee B included a discussion of licensing sub-committee hearing procedures, an application for a premises licence for an Aldi supermarket, and temporary event notices. The meeting was scheduled to be held remotely and live-streamed via YouTube. Councillors Christopher Kennedy, Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care, Voluntary Sector and Culture, Gilbert Smyth, and Faruk Tinaz were listed as the members of the sub-committee.

December 01, 2025
Planning Sub-Committee Secretary

Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025 6.30 pm, NEW

The Hackney Council Planning Sub-Committee convened on 19 November 2025 and approved planning permission for three development projects: the Garages at Blackwell Close, the Former Boiler House on Pedro Street, and the Rectory Road Area Office. The committee also approved noting a document of delegated decisions for the period of 24 October 2025 to 6 November 2025, and agreed that the minutes of the previous meeting would be considered at a future meeting.

November 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 5 March 2025 6.30 pm - March 05, 2025

...that the minutes of the previous meetings held on 5 February 2025 and 4 December 2024 were agreed as an accurate record of those meetings’ proceedings.

For Determination

2024/2494: 12 Blurton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NL

From: Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 5 March 2025 6.30 pm - March 05, 2025

...to refuse application 2024/2494 for a large House in Multiple Occupation at 12 Blurton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NL due to substandard accommodation, inadequate cycle parking, failure to secure affordable rent levels, and potential exacerbation of parking issues.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 88

Average per Month: 4.4

Decisions Recorded: 194