By Local Democracy Reporters Gabriel Morris and Daniel Esson
A multi-million-pound Thanet council project at the Port of Ramsgate has not, as yet, attracted expected invested from the private sector, necessitating a ‘phased’ approach to the build.
The proposal for a ‘green campus’ for training, enterprise and light industry is one of the projects under the £19.8million Levelling Up Fund (LUF), awarded to Thanet council by the government in 2021.
Some £6.1m is earmarked for the Military Road campus, built partially by the council and partially by the private sector. The aim is for the site to provide training, education and business opportunities for the marine and maritime sector.
Project bosses want the buildings to be ‘eco-friendly’, running completely on electricity rather than gas, with electric vehicle charging points as well as parking spots for bikes.
However, a report to TDC’s cabinet meeting on Thursday (October 24) says anticipated match-funding from the private sector has not been “forthcoming and …