Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Thursday, 8th May, 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Ashford Borough Council. View directions

Contact: Democratic Servces: Telephone: 01233 330349  Email:  democraticservices@ashford.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

408.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 94 KB

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 20th March 2025.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 20th March 2025 be approved and confirmed as a correct record.

 

409.

Leader's Announcements

410.

Corporate Complaints 2024/2025 pdf icon PDF 377 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Corporate Complaints report 2024/25 be received and noted.

 

411.

Annual Complaint Handling Performance Report (Housing) (to follow) pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That    (i)        the Housing Complaints Performance Report be received and noted.

 

(ii)        publication of the report be approved. 

 

412.

Ashford Town Centre Market Review pdf icon PDF 5 MB

Minutes:

Recommended:

 

That Council agree to the publishing of statutory notices with reference to an intention to redesignate the existing ‘licensed streets’ as ‘consent streets’ in line with Sch.4 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.

 

Resolved:

 

That   (i)        the creation of street trading pitches in the ‘display area’ be approved as proposed.

 

            (ii)       the modification of existing street trading arrangements in the Lower High Street be approved as proposed.

 

            (iii)       funds allocated to the original market motion, to the value of £10,000, be assigned to the purchase of gazebo units, where necessary, to incentivise the uptake of new pitches by professional traders.

 

413.

Joint Transportation Board - Minutes of 4th March 2025 pdf icon PDF 95 KB

To receive and note.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Joint Transportation Board held on the 4th March 2025 be received and noted.

 

 

414.

Trading and Enterprise Board - Minutes of 4th March and 29th April 2025 (to follow) pdf icon PDF 94 KB

To approve and adopt.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Meetings of the Trading and Enterprise Board held on the 4th March and 29th April 2025 be approved and adopted.

 

415.

Civic Events Advisory Committee - Notes of 5th March 2025 pdf icon PDF 93 KB

To receive and note.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Notes of the Meeting of the Civic Events Advisory Committee held on the 5th March 2025 be received and noted.

 

416.

Local Plan and Planning Policy Task Group - Notes of 12th February and 26th March 2025 pdf icon PDF 89 KB

To receive and note.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Notes of the Meetings of the Local Plan and Planning Policy Task Group held on the 12th February and 26th March 2025 be received and noted.

 

417.

Schedule of Key Decisions pdf icon PDF 208 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the latest Schedule of Key Decisions as set out within the report be received and noted.

 

418.

To Consider Passing the Following Resolution to Exclude the Public

That pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items as it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure of exempt information hereinafter specified by reference to Paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item, as it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure of exempt information hereinafter specified by reference to Paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 12A of the Act, where in the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

419.

Economic Regeneration and Investment Advisory Committee - Notes of 8th April 2025

To receive and note.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Notes of the Meeting of the Economic Regeneration and Investment Advisory Committee held on the 8th April 2025 be received and noted.

 

Minutes of this Meeting pdf icon PDF 94 KB