David McGregor - Councillor for Brighton and Hove ( Whitehawk & Marina)

Councillor David McGregor

 Labour Party  Whitehawk & Marina

Email: David.McGregor@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Council: Brighton and Hove

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Housing Management Panel: East Area (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions) (Chair) Licensing Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) (Chair) Licensing Panel (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions) Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee Equalities, Community Safety & Human Rights Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

48 meetings · Page 2 of 10

Council Committee Member

Special, Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 6.30pm

53 attendees, 7 documents, 0 media files

September 24, 2025
Housing Management Panel: East Area Committee Member

Housing Management Panel: East Area - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 2.00pm

23 attendees, 10 documents, 0 media files

September 10, 2025
Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) Committee Member

Hove Museum, Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Monday, 8th September, 2025 10.00am

4 attendees, 9 documents, 0 media files

September 08, 2025
Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) Committee Member

Flames + Hove Pizza Plaice, Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Friday, 1st August, 2025 11.30am

August 01, 2025
Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) Committee Member

Unit 3, Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 10.00am

July 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

49 decisions · Page 1 of 10

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: 48

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 49