Please make sure you have read through the guidance below before submitting your question.
A question can also be posted to: the Committee Services Manager, Council Offices, PO Box 9, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent CT10 1XZ
Members of the press and residents of Thanet can ask questions at ordinary meetings of Council; the exceptions being the annual council meeting, the annual budget-setting meeting (usually at the beginning of February) and extraordinary meetings.
A question must be submitted by the person who will ask the question at the Council meeting and not someone else on the questioner’s behalf. You can submit a question by clicking on the date of the meeting in the table below.
The Committee Services Manager must receive your question at least five full working days before the date of the meeting. Saturdays and Sundays and bank holidays do not count as ‘working days’.
| Date of ordinary meeting of council | Time by which your question should be received |
|---|---|
| Thursday, 30 March 2023 | 5.30pm, Wednesday 22 March 2023 |
| Thursday, 13 July 2023 | 5.30pm, Wednesday 5 July 2023 |
“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
‘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.
‘Are Thanet District Council going to respond to the NPPF consultation and when will you publish the response?’
Response:
Response to follow.
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.
‘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.
‘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.
‘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.
‘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.
‘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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| Date of past ordinary meeting of council | Questions asked at council meeting |
|---|---|
| Thursday, 10 December 2020 | |
| Thursday, 25 February 2021 | |
| Thursday, 25 March 2021 | |
| Thursday, 3 June 2021 | |
| Thursday, 15 July 2021 | |
| Thursday, 9 September 2021 | |
| Thursday, 14 October 2021 | |
| Wednesday, 12 January 2022 | |
| Thursday, 24 February 2022 | |
| Thursday, 31 March 2022 | |
| Thursday, 14 July 2022 | |
| Thursday, 8 September and Thursday 13 October 2022 | |
| Thursday, 8 December 2022 | |
| Thursday, 23 February 2023 |
Questions from earlier Council meetings can be found in our archive.
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