Councillor Gilbert Smyth
Email: gilbert.smyth@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
92 meetings · Page 1 of 19
Licensing Sub Committee E - Thursday 11 December 2025 2.00 pm
The Licensing Sub Committee E of Hackney Council scheduled a meeting to address licensing concerns in the borough. The agenda included reviewing minutes from a previous meeting and considering applications to vary premises licences for two businesses on Kingsland High Street. The committee was also expected to discuss standard procedures for temporary event notices.
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.
Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 9 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission met to discuss the Hackney Transport Strategy 2026-2036, and to review the minutes from a previous meeting and the commission's work programme for the year. The commission received an update on the feedback gathered during the first phase of consultation for the transport strategy, and discussed the content for the proposed draft transport strategy, in preparation for its formal wider consultation. The minutes from the previous meeting held on 11th September 2025 were approved.
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.
Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council meeting on 26 November 2025 addressed key issues including rent controls, the Shoreditch Area Action Plan, and pension fund management. The council approved a motion supporting rent controls and adopted the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan for submission to the government. Additionally, the council noted the Annual Report of the Pensions Committee 2024/25 and the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025 report.
Decisions from Meetings
215 decisions · Page 28 of 43
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Licensing Committee - Tuesday 11 February 2025 7.00 pm, NEW - February 11, 2025
...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on November 12, 2024, as a true and accurate record.
Recommendations Approved
Decision to Publish a Cumulative Impact Assessment
From: Licensing Committee - Tuesday 11 February 2025 7.00 pm, NEW - February 11, 2025
...to recommend to Full Council the publication of a Cumulative Impact Assessment for Shoreditch (excluding small restaurants operating within specific hours) and the designation of Dalston as a Special Consideration Policy Area (also excluding small restaurants operating within specific hours), while deciding against recommending a CIA for Dalston due to lack of supporting research.
Recommendations Approved
Late Night Levy - Year 7, Quarter 4 Update
From: Licensing Committee - Tuesday 11 February 2025 7.00 pm, NEW - February 11, 2025
...to note the report and appendix regarding the Late Night Levy - Year 7, Quarter 4 Update.
Recommendations Approved
Variation of a Premises Licence: Museum of the Home, Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA
From: Licensing Sub Committee D - Tuesday 4 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 04, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Appointments to Outside Bodies
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to approve the updated appointments or nominations of Councillors to outside bodies, as detailed in the amended Appendix 1.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 92
Average per Month: 4.6
Decisions Recorded: 215