Tobias Sheard - Councillor for Brighton and Hove ( Coldean & Stanmer)

Councillor Tobias Sheard

 Labour Party  Coldean & Stanmer

Email: Tobias.Sheard@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Council: Brighton and Hove

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview & Scrutiny (People) (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Overview & Scrutiny (Place) Planning Committee (Committee Member, Deputy Chair) Housing Management Panel: North Area (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions) (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) (Committee Member) Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) Housing & New Homes Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

68 meetings · Page 10 of 14

Committee

Place Overview & Scrutiny - Tuesday, 1st October, 2024 4.00pm

October 01, 2024
Committee

Place Overview & Scrutiny - Monday, 23rd September, 2024 3.00pm

September 23, 2024
Committee

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 2.00pm

September 04, 2024
Overview & Scrutiny (Place)

Call In Panel, Place Overview & Scrutiny - Monday, 12th August, 2024 5.00pm

August 12, 2024
Overview & Scrutiny (Place)

Place Overview & Scrutiny - Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 4.00pm

July 23, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

45 decisions · Page 1 of 9

Licence Fees 2026/27 (Non Licensing Act 2003)

From: Licensing Committee (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 3.00pm - November 06, 2025

...to recommend to Full Council for adoption a revised Statement of Licensing Policy that includes replacing the Cumulative Impact Zone with a City Safety Area, retaining the Special Stress Area, focusing on safety with new best practice measures, updating the matrix approach to include new premises categories and changes to hours, introducing a Good Operator Policy, and updating nighttime economy safeguarding initiatives with additions on LGBTQ+ venues, inclusivity, Violence Against Women and Girls, Modern Slavery, and Martyn’s Law, as well as approving the proposed licence fees for 2026/27 for taxi, sex establishment, street trading, gambling, body piercing, and animal activity licenses.

For Determination

Review of Statement of Licensing Policy 2026

From: Licensing Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 3.00pm - November 06, 2025

...that the Licensing Committee approved revisions to the Statement of Licensing Policy 2026, including replacing the Cumulative Impact Zone with a City Safety Area, retaining the Special Stress Area, focusing on safety with best practice measures, updating the matrix approach, introducing a Good Operator Policy, and updating safeguarding initiatives, and referred the revised policy to Full Council for adoption.

Recommendations Approved

King Alfred Leisure Centre

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to address concerns about the financial viability, scale, and speculative nature of the King Alfred Leisure Centre redevelopment, the Council resolved to request that the Cabinet reconsider approving £2.3m in resources and pause approval until housing plans are set and the entire site is provisionally costed.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 45