Jill Bayford - Councillor for Thanet (Bradstowe Ward)

Councillor Jill Bayford

Conservative Party Bradstowe Ward Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning

Email: Cllr-Jill.Bayford@thanet.gov.uk

Council: Thanet

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Guest) Licensing Board (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee Planning Committee Council (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) General Purposes Committee (Reserve) Overview & Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

84 meetings · Page 1 of 17

Overview & Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Overview & Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 19th May, 2026 7.00 pm

May 19, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Annual council, Council - Thursday, 14th May, 2026 7.00 pm

May 14, 2026, 7:00 pm
Overview & Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Overview & Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 7.00 pm

April 21, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 26th March, 2026 7.00 pm

March 26, 2026, 7:00 pm
Overview & Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Overview & Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 10 March 2026 - 7.00 pm

March 10, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

57 decisions · Page 7 of 12

Water User Group / Barrier Users Policy and Procedure 2025

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 20, 2025

The decision confirms the policy and procedures for the water user group/barriers users, to ensure controls are in place with regard to authorised access to the water via Thanet coasts barriers and slipways.

Recommendations Approved

UK Shared Prosperity Fund Programme 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 20, 2025

In December 2024, Thanet District Council received notification from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) has been extended for a final year - April 2025 to March 2026. The aim of the UKSPF extension year is to provide a smooth transition from the existing UKSPF programme to a new, future funding framework, yet to be announced.   Thanet has been awarded £546,557 of funding to deliver projects within the priorities of Community and Place; Support for Business; and People and Skills, with Thanet District Council being the lead authority for the programme.

Recommendations Approved

Winter Gardens, Margate

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 20, 2025

Cabinet considered a report which provided an update on the progress made by the Council in marketing the Winter Gardens in Margate. The report recommended a preferred commercial partner to lease, refurbish and reopen the venue.   The proposals set out in the report aimed to secure the long-term future of the Winter Gardens as a multi-use leisure and entertainment venue.   The report recommended that the Council commit to the project to refurbish and reopen the Winter Gardens, in partnership with Westwood One Theatre, and support the work to complete the necessary next steps.

Recommendations Approved

Anti-social Behaviour and Alcohol PSPO

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 20, 2025

Consideration is being given to the implementation of a further public spaces protection order to assist with addressing anti-social behaviour in the district. Cabinet are being asked to agree to go out to consultation on the proposed order.

Recommendations Approved

Review of Local Development Scheme (Local Plan Work Programme)

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 20, 2025

The review of the Local Development Scheme has been carried out in response to a request from the Secretary of State, in the Chief Planner letter dated 13 December 2024, that local planning authorities review their LDS, in the light of the publication of the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).   The Council’s current Local Development Scheme was agreed in July 2024, shortly before, but in anticipation of, the proposed changes to the NPPF, and to the Plan-making process and related matters.   It is the recommendation of officers that the work programme set out in the current LDS remains valid.   There are two minor amendments that need to be made to the table (section 3, p7)  in the published Local Development Scheme (LDS).  These do not affect the list of documents identified in the LDS; the scope of the documents; or the overall timetable:   1.  In relation to the Council’s Biodiversity Strategy - as a result of some delays in obtaining some critical species data, this work will now continue through the next year, so the Biodiversity Strategy should be included in the list of tasks identified for March 2025 - December 2025; and   2.  In relation to the East Kent Design Code work - as a result of changing Government guidance in relation to the preparation of Design Codes, the references to different “phases” should be removed. This is likely to be a much more continuous process than previously envisaged.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 84

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 57