The council’s existing selective licensing designation, which applies to certain parts of Cliftonville West and Margate Central, is due to expire on 20 April 2016. Cabinet considered a proposal to make a further five-year selective licensing designation in respect of a substantially similar area. A selective licensing designation requires all private landlords to obtain a licence and effectively manage their properties.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Significant effect on communities;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/10/2015
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
The decision on 'Selective Licensing in Cliftonville West and Margate Central' is Urgent and therefore should be exempt from call-in by the Overview & Scrutiny Panel. The decision is Urgent because, if Cabinet decide to make a designation, it must, owing to statutory requirements, be confirmed on or before 20 January 2016 if a continuous selective licensing scheme is to be achieved. Calling in the decision would delay the making of a designation and prejudice the Council's interest in particular and that of the public in general.
Decision due: 15 Dec 2015 by Overview & Scrutiny Panel
Decision due: 19 Jan 2016 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Lin Fairbrass, Opposition Deputy Group Leader and Spokesperson for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods cllr-lin.fairbrass@thanet.gov.uk
Lead director: Director of Community Services
Contact: Richard Hopkins, Private Sector Housing Manager Tel: 01843 577402 Email: richard.hopkins@thanet.gov.uk Tel: 01843 577402 Tel: 01843 577402.
Consultation process
1. 10-week public consultation between 17 August 2015 and 26 October 2015.
2. Overview and Scrutiny Panel meeting 15 December 2015.
Consultees
1. Public
2. Overview & Scrutiny Panel
What the decision will mean: Cabinet to determine whether to designate an area in Cliftonville West and Margate Central for the purposes of selective licensing