John Davis - Councillor for Thanet ( Cliffsend and Pegwell Ward)

Councillor John Davis

 Conservative Party  Cliffsend and Pegwell Ward  Shadow Leader of the Council and Shadow Cabinet Member for Strategy, Corporate Services and Climate Change

Email: cllr-john.davis@thanet.gov.uk

Council: Thanet

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Committees: Overview & Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Joint Transportation Board (Committee Member) Climate Change Cabinet Advisory Group (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) General Purposes Committee (Committee Member) Governance & Audit Committee External Grant Funding Review Working Party Planning Committee Constitutional Review Working Party (Committee Member) Cabinet (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

90 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Joint Transportation Board Committee Member

Joint Transportation Board - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 11, 2025
Overview & Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Overview & Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 20, 2025
Overview & Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Overview & Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

31 decisions · Page 5 of 7

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

Vehicle and Equipment Replacement for the Open Spaces Service

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

The decision confirms a planned purchase of vehicles and equipment for the Open Spaces Service to the value of £1,277,850. The purchases can be funded from the Open Spaces Service allocation within the Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Programme capital budget.

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

2025/26 Fees and Charges

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 30th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 30, 2025

To review and consider the Fees and Charges proposed to be set for the 2025/26 budget.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 90

Average per Month: 3.9

Decisions Recorded: 31