Summary of Questions and Responses at the Council meeting of 23 February 2023
Questions from Councillors
Question from Cllr Rawf to Cllr Robert Bayford, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Special Projects
“Now that the Summer season has finished will the council consider to move some of the recycling bins from the seafront to the parks and open spaces”.
Response:
Response to follow
Question from Cllr Wing to Cllr Pugh, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Development
‘The old Western Undercliff Cafe and Westcliff Hall sites remain a blight on the town of Ramsgate since they were sold at auction a number of years ago. Plans for the Western Undercliff Cafe were approved sometime back and the last information concerning the Westcliff Hall, again a number of years ago, was that there had been some pre-application talks with TDC Planning. Please could we have an update on where these developments are?’
Response:
Response to follow.
Question from Cllr Scott to Cllr Ashbee, Leader of the Council
‘Are Thanet District Council going to respond to the NPPF consultation and when will you publish the response?’
Response:
Response to follow.
Question from Cllr Everitt to Cllr David Saunders, Cabinet Member for Finance
We all agreed a fortnight ago that the state of Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour car park is disgusting. Can I tonight press the cabinet member on the question of whether the lack of working lifts is dangerous?
“What is his advice to customers unable to navigate the stairs for physical or practical reasons but who cannot find a space to park on the ground floor.
“Is he confident that the present arrangements, which require them to use the vehicle ramps to move between floors, are safe, and if not what is he doing about it?”
Response:
Response to follow.
Question from Cllr Braidwood to Cllr Ashbee, Leader of the Council
‘Thanet’s local plan has been written using data from the government’s faulty algorithm. In light of this what is this Council doing to cease any further planning applications and developments currently in the local plan’
Response:
Response to follow.
Question from Cllr Smith to Cllr Ashbee, Leader of the Council
‘Events of the last few months have demonstrated that Southern Water is currently unable to provide a reliable supply of drinking water to homes and businesses across Thanet.
Recent incidents have included multiple water ‘outages’ with inadequate compensation and scant regard for the needs of their most vulnerable customers.
Does the Leader agree with me that it is irresponsible for TDC to continue to approve any further large housing developments in the District until Southern Water has completed upgrading its infrastructure and is able to demonstrate a water supply that is fit for purpose?’
Response:
Response to follow.
Questions from Members of the Public
Question from Ms Bright to Cllr Bob Bayford, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Special Projects
‘The absence of a street cleaner in Beacon Road Ward is evident. Residents complain of paths covered in leaf mulch, broken glass and dog waste that can make simple journeys hazardous, especially for those with mobility issues. Street cleaners are visible in more commercial areas but we need them in residential areas too. It is not right that people are forced to walk in the roads because pavements have not been cleaned. Furthermore, the removal of dog waste bins next to our alleyways has meant piles of dog waste bags have been left where the bins once were. What plans do the council have to urgently clean up the streets in my ward?’
Response:
Response to follow.
Question from Mr Woodward to Cllr Ashbee, Leader of the Council
‘With the Isle of Thanets top quality food producing farmland under catastrophic threat from over development why did Thanet District Council decide to continue activity with a second call for sites whilst the local plan was paused?’
Response:
Response to follow.
Question from Ms McCourt to Cllr Ashbee, Leader of the Council
‘In light of the current consultation regarding the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy, part of the reforms include the need to:
“make sure that food security considerations are factored into planning decisions that affect farmland”
How does TDC intend to address this issue NOW, rather than ‘wait’ for Government responses to correspondence already sent, which does not even address this issue of ‘losing our fertile farmland’?
Response:
Response to follow.
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