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
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Glassbox, 18 Sidworth Street, London, E8 3SD
From: Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday 21 January 2025 2.00 pm - January 21, 2025
...to promote licensing objectives, the application for a premises licence for Glassbox at 18 Sidworth Street was approved with specific conditions regarding licensable activities, opening hours, and measures to prevent crime, disorder, public nuisance, and protect children, including restrictions on outdoor seating, alcohol sales, deliveries, and the implementation of CCTV and incident logging.
Recommendations Approved
The Divine, 33-35 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 8BJ
From: Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday 21 January 2025 2.00 pm - January 21, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday 17 December 2024 6.00 pm, NEW - December 17, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Permanent Appointment of the Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal, Democratic and Electoral Services and; Section 151 Officer and Group Director Finance & Corporate Resources
From: Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday 17 December 2024 6.00 pm, NEW - December 17, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Establishment and Composition of the Planning Sub-Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25
From: Extraordinary, Corporate Committee - Wednesday 4 December 2024 6.00 pm - December 04, 2024
...to establish and approve the membership of the Planning Sub-Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25, and to require that any subsequent membership changes be reported to the Corporate Committee for consideration.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 92
Average per Month: 4.6
Decisions Recorded: 215