Rob Yates - Councillor for Thanet ( Margate Central Ward)

Councillor Rob Yates

 Green Party  Margate Central Ward

Email: Cllr-Rob.Yates@thanet.gov.uk

Council: Thanet

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Climate Change Cabinet Advisory Group (Chair) Council (Committee Member) Planning Committee Constitutional Review Working Party Governance & Audit Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

49 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 11, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 20, 2025
Governance & Audit Committee Committee Member

Governance & Audit Committee - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 7.00 pm

October 29, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm

54 attendees, 27 documents, 1 media files

October 09, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 7.00 pm

9 attendees, 32 documents, 1 media files

August 28, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

65 decisions · Page 10 of 13

Tourism Scrutiny Review Report

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 28, 2024

On 20 July 2023 the Tourism Review Working Party was set up by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel. The working party was tasked with a review of the negative impact of tourism on the district and how the Council could mitigate that impact on local communities.   In August 2023 the Tourism Review Working Party commenced the planned review. This led to some findings and recommendations being identified through a report which was adopted by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel on 16 April 2024 and considered by Cabinet on 25 April 2024.   At the meeting on 25 April this year the outcome report from that review was brought to Cabinet for its consideration. Cabinet agreed that officers bring back a report back to Cabinet after studying the various implications of the recommendations of the Tourism Review Working Party. A report was therefore brought to Cabinet on 28 November 2024 for decision.

Recommendations approved

Evaluation of Retention or Disposal Options for Housing Revenue Account units

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 28, 2024

This decision relates to the ownership and refurbishment options for the following properties: 37 Hereson Road, Ramsgate, CT11 7DP; Flat 3 Cobb Court, 27 King Street, Margate, CT9 1BZ; and 1 Park Lodge, Montefiore Avenue, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 8BD. All three residential dwellings are currently owned by the council. The report related to the decision examines both the costs of refurbishing the properties and the potential capital receipts from their disposal at auction.   The recommendation is the decision to dispose of all these properties and reinvest the proceeds of the sales in the council’s Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme.

Recommendations Approved

Adoption of the following new policies: Decant Policy and Damp, Mould and Condensation Policy

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 28, 2024

The 2 new policies have been developed in response to new legislation and where a gap has been identified in operations. They provide a framework for consistency and best practice as well as compliance with the current legislation and with the Regulator for Social Housing.   The 2 new policies are:   Damp, Mould and Condensation Policy  Decant Policy   This report seeks authority for the council to:   Adopt the two new policies;   2.  Delegate authority to the Head of Tenant and Leaseholder Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to make minor operational changes to the policies, as required.

Recommendations Approved

Thanet Pathfinder Projects - Coastal Wellbeing Skatepark update and decisions

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024

Authority was sought from Cabinet to enable the council to move forward with delivery of the Margate Town Deal Skatepark project, as part of the Coastal Wellbeing intervention. This includes the management, maintenance and repair requirements for the skatepark, the facilitation of the development of a kiosk, and the reallocation of funding in order to deliver improved public realm health and safety requirements.

Recommendations Approved

Thanet Pathfinder Projects Procurement Approvals

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024

Authority was sought from Cabinet to enter into a new contract for works to deliver four projects, which form part of the Simplification Pathfinder Pilot programme in Ramsgate.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 49

Average per Month: 2.1

Decisions Recorded: 65