At its meeting on 27 January 2020, the Cabinet agreed to the progression and delivery of the Thanet Parkway Railway Station project (up to a total KCC contribution of £17.81m), subject to necessary increases to the capital budget allocation in the 2020/21 County Council budget), which will include the following key activities;
a) undertaking detailed design; and subject to planning approval;
b) completing acquisition of the land; and
c) entering into contracts as necessary for construction.
And;
Agreed to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Growth, Environment & Transport, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, to take appropriate actions necessary to implement this decision, including but not limited to, deciding the preferred procurement route and entering into relevant contracts (of which KCC’s contribution is to the maximum value of £17.81m) or other legal agreements.