Councillor Tricia Austin
Email: cllr-tricia.austin@thanet.gov.uk
Council: Thanet
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
74 meetings · Page 1 of 15
Overview & Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.00 pm
Extraordinary, Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.00 pm
Overview & Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm
Constitutional Review Committee - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 7.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
23 decisions · Page 4 of 5
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
Conversion of 38-40 Grosvenor Place for temporary accommodation
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 20, 2025
The report sought to reconfigure 38-40 Grosvenor Place, Margate, a property in Thanet District Council’s General Fund. This will (subject to planning permission) transform an empty premises into 11 x 1-bed properties for temporary accommodation (TA) as well as providing a permanent base for the RISE service, which would move from Edgar Road in Cliftonville. The new RISE accommodation provided at 38-40 Grosvenor Place will include sleeping accommodation for up to 8 people. The anticipated cost of the conversion and refurbishment is £2.87m.
Recommendations Approved
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
Procurement of a repairs and maintenance contract for CCTV
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 20, 2025
To procure a repairs and maintenance contract for CCTV to cover all of Thanet District Councils current and future CCTV cameras and systems including for the installation of new items relating to CCTV and other technologies including but not limited to cameras, infrastructure, software, hardware and control room expansion.
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
Summary
Meetings Attended: 74
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 23