Issue - meetings

1.         Mr Payne introduced the report which asked the cabinet committee to consider and endorse or make recommendations on a proposed decision to approve the acceptance of the Section 31 Grant award from the Department for Transport to procure and manage the Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post works at White Cliffs, Dover. He said that the proposed decision permitted the procurement of the Inland Border Facility site and confirmed that KCC would oversee construction on behalf of the Department for Transport. Mr Jones added that the decision was not related to site planning, which had been managed by the Department for Transport.

2.         Mr Hook raised concern about the possible negative impact of the project on local communities and the environment, and stressed the need for more comprehensive environmental impact analysis and public consultation.

3.         Mr Bond said that KCC’s management of site construction was likely to minimise environmental damage and improve community engagement, given the authority’s local expertise when compared to direct management by the Department for Transport.

4.         Members voted on the recommendation to endorse the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport to approve the acceptance of the Section 31 Grant award from the Department for Transport (DfT) to procure and manage the Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post works at White Cliffs, Dover.

5.         The voted passed by 6 votes to 5.

RESOLVED to endorse the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport to approve the acceptance of the Section 31 Grant award from the Department for Transport (DfT) to procure and manage the Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post works at White Cliffs, Dover.