Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Rodney Chambers OBE (Portfolio Holder for Inward Investment, Strategic Regeneration and Partnerships) and Rupert Turpin (Portfolio Holder for Business Management). |
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Record of decisions Minutes: The record of the meeting held on 6 March 2018 was agreed and signed by the Leader as a correct record. |
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Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Significant Interests Minutes: Disclosable pecuniary interests
There were none.
Other significant interests
There were none.
Other interests
There were none. |
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Closure of Deangate Ridge Golf Course Additional documents:
Minutes: Background:
The Cabinet accepted this report as urgent to enable consideration of the matter before the start of the new financial year (the next scheduled Cabinet meeting is due to take place on 10 April 2018).
This report provided details of the outcome of consideration of a call-in and related petitions by the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 12 March 2018, in relation to Cabinet decisions (23/2018 and 24/2018) to approve the closure of Deangate Ridge Golf Course and associated golf facilities on the basis of ongoing substantial financial loss, which is unsustainable, on 31 March 2018 and to instruct officers to begin detailed planning for consultation and development of a new sports centre for the Hoo Peninsula.
The comments of the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee were set out in Annex 3 to the report.
Councillor Doe stated that the Cabinet had been notified of an expression of interest to provide the facilities at Deangate Ridge and that this would be subject to consideration as required by the Localism Act 2011. He also stated that closure of the facilities should be put back to 14 April 2018 to allow for end of year tournaments to be completed.
Councillor Filmer asked a number of questions regarding the decision to close the facilities to which Councillor Doe replied, including: the process for the consideration of the expression of interest; whether closure of the facilities should be delayed pending this consideration and; consultation on the closure of the facilities.
An undertaking was given that no demolition works would be undertaken whilst the expression of interest was being considered.
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