Councillor Heather Keen

PartnershipOne Business Plan Approval

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

To seek approval of the annual Business Plan submitted by PartnershipOne for 2025/26, covering the provision of Revenues, Benefits and Customer Services. Under the Governance arrangements, the Councils are required to approve the annual Business Plan. The Board will receive the comments of the three cabinets and will formally adopt the Business Plan in its final form.

Recommendations Approved

Land at Shottendane Road

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

...to fully consider the public consultation findings, direct the Local Plan CAG to include land for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation in site assessments for the next Local Plan iteration, include provision for Gypsy and Traveller pitches within the site master plan if the land at Shottendane Road is allocated for residential development in the Local Plan, note the update regarding the North Thanet Link Road, and continue contacting central government for further national funding for Gypsy and Traveller provision.

Recommendations approved

Asset Management Disposal of Surplus Property

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

The Cabinet considered a report recommending the disposal of nine surplus property assets: the Palace Cinema, Broadstairs; land at Sacketts Gap, Margate, land at St John’s Cemetery, Margate; Rossetti Gardens, Birchington; land adjacent 19 Liverpool Lawn, Ramsgate; land off Fitzroy Avenue, Botany Bay; the Edwardian lift and kiosk, Ramsgate; land adjacent to the former Westbrook toilets, Margate; and the toilet block at Albion Street, Broadstairs. The disposal of surplus assets is crucial in generating capital receipts, which is essential for funding the council’s approved Capital Programme as set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan.

Recommendations Approved

Port of Ramsgate Future Delivery - Project Decisions

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

A report was presented to Cabinet to update on the Port of Ramsgate Future Delivery Project and to propose recommendations on next steps.   The objectives of the project are to end the revenue deficit position at the port and deliver a sustainable long-term solution that removes financial and legal risk. The solution must also avoid local financial contribution to any capital costs.   This follows the decision of Cabinet on 26 June 2025, not to implement a previous decision to progress a plan for a Multi Purpose Hybrid model of operation for the Port.   Since June 2025 officers have scoped ten high level options for the future of the port. The report updates on the option scoping work and proposes that six of the options be discounted and that further work be done to develop the remaining four options. The report also proposes that a Harbour Revision Order process be commenced without delay and that short term income opportunities be further explored and implemented.

Recommendations Approved

2025-26 Budget Monitoring No.2

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 27, 2025

This report provides the 2025/26 budget monitor for General Fund revenue and capital forecasts against budget, as well as the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) to the 30th September 2025. The current forecast is a significant General Fund overspend of £2.907 million, driven by a combination of systemic, demand-led pressures (particularly in Homelessness and Housing Benefits) and a number of significant one-off costs.