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Key Updates - Planning and Infrastructure Committee

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12 November 2021

  • The Committee received a document supplied by local resident Mr Peter Borough and resolved to accept his offer to provide assistance to the Council in developing an overarching outline plan for the highway and pathway network of the town, on an unpaid, voluntary and non-political basis.

  • The Committee considered its response to the TDC Future High Street Fund: Highway and Pedestrian Movement Scheme and resolved to welcome and support the proposed measures but raised concerns in relation to the route for large vehicles and HGVs when the road tunnel is closed and also recommended that the scheme is monitored to check on its success.

  • The committee considered 6 planning applications raising the following concerns on the following:

    F/TH/21/1545 - Land And Buildings On The North Side Of Boundary Road
    Removal of condition 19 from planning permission F/TH/19/0709 ‘For the erection of a retail unit of 1,838 sqm (use class A1) with associated works, access and parking’ to allow removal of central island crossing point.
    RESOLUTION: Ramsgate Town Council accepts that the reason for removal of the central island as being for operational reasons but proposes that the applicant installs another type of crossing to assist pedestrian safety.

    F/TH/21/1647 – 18 Harbour Street CT11 8HA
    Part retrospective change of use and sub-division of the ground floor from arts and community centre (Use Classes D1/D2) to a mixed use retail (Use Class Ea) and taxi office (sui generis); together with the change of use and conversion of the first floor and erection of a two storey upward extension to create 6No. one bedroom flats.
    RESOLUTION: The appearance of the proposed flats development is acceptable, but concerns are raised in relation to the access to the flats, lack of waste storage facilities for the flats and the commercial premises plus lack of cycle storage provision. Ramsgate Town Council objects to the application for the taxi office on the grounds that there is no designated picking up point outside the premises, the effect on residents and the potential for anti-social behaviour.

    • NB. The town council is a statutory consultee on planning applications; the decision is ultimately made by Thanet District Council.

    This is not a summary of everything covered at this meeting, please see the official Minutes for the legal record of the meeting. The above is intended to provide a snapshot of matters that may be of particular interest to residents.
Written by:
Miss Eileen Richford,
Deputy Town Clerk


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