Councillor Rick Everitt
Email: cllr-Rick.Everitt@thanet.gov.uk
Council: Thanet
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
67 meetings · Page 1 of 14
General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 2.00 pm
Extraordinary, Council - Thursday, 8th January, 2026 7.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
95 decisions · Page 12 of 19
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
Local Government Reorganisation
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 20, 2025
This matter concerns the Council’s response to the Government’s request that the council work together with other council’s in Kent to submit proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Kent by the 21 March 2025.
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
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
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: 67
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 95