Decision details

A review of regeneration schemes for Ramsgate had identified Pier Yard as an area with potential to be designated as a town square. This paper explains the reasoning, outlines the vision and asked Cabinet to authorise the formation of a project team to work up the options for delivery.

Cabinet agreed to the recommendation to support the formation of a project team to include officers from operational services, economic development, finance and legal together with the Cabinet Member for Strategic Economic Development Services to commence a public consultation on the options for Pier Yard, with the outcome of the public consultation being brought back to Cabinet in the Spring of 2015.

An initial review of the area shows Pier Yard to have potential to be used more intensively as a pedestrian leisure area, to hold activities like events, markets, concessions etc. This decision will enable the project team to undertake further consultation on the potential of the area, in particular looking to promote activities that support regeneration.

To retain the current use of pier yard as a car park and vehicular access route and not look for options to improve the pedestrian leisure use of the area, however it was decided to investigate the option to change the use of Pier Yard and then report the results back to Cabinet.

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