Myddleton Road - Fines for tables and chairs! - Bowes and Bounds Connected2024-03-29T06:47:57Zhttps://bowesandbounds.org/forum/topics/myddleton-road-fines-for-tables-and-chairs-1?commentId=6278630%3AComment%3A136822&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIf anyone's got access to the…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-13:6278630:Comment:1370712019-07-13T10:29:32.578ZRichard Matzhttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/RichardMatz
<p><span>If anyone's got access to the Twittersphere and can highlight this t'Council, that would be helpful. The whip-hand of publicity!</span></p>
<p><span>If anyone's got access to the Twittersphere and can highlight this t'Council, that would be helpful. The whip-hand of publicity!</span></p> Thanks Richard for raising aw…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-13:6278630:Comment:1368792019-07-13T08:34:10.116ZRenaissancehttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/Renaissance
<p>Thanks Richard for raising awareness of our plight!</p>
<p>To give an indication of these unfair charges, if indeed they are actually due to be paid,</p>
<p>and not on private forecourts for retailers and business owners in our area,</p>
<p>I have compiled the following illustration;</p>
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<p>Annual licence fee £75</p>
<p>2 tables and 8 chairs would take up approximately 8 square metres</p>
<p>The fee would be £15 per square metre per week, hence fee would be £120…</p>
<p>Thanks Richard for raising awareness of our plight!</p>
<p>To give an indication of these unfair charges, if indeed they are actually due to be paid,</p>
<p>and not on private forecourts for retailers and business owners in our area,</p>
<p>I have compiled the following illustration;</p>
<p></p>
<p>Annual licence fee £75</p>
<p>2 tables and 8 chairs would take up approximately 8 square metres</p>
<p>The fee would be £15 per square metre per week, hence fee would be £120 weekly</p>
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<p>Annual cost to business = £6315</p>
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<p>The appropriate thing for the council to do is abolish the weekly amount and simply charge a £75 licence fee</p>
<p>to cover their administration costs only.</p>
<p>They should not be allowed to profit from businesses!</p>
<p>Business rates cover income to the council from businesses.</p>
<p>In our street I have never once seen a street cleaner sweep around such items, so what are they charging for?</p>
<p>Its pure profiteering at the expense of small businesses, which this present government vowed to help in their manifesto!</p>
<p>Paul Handley</p>
<p>Renaissance</p> If you have a profile on Hari…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-12:6278630:Comment:1369792019-07-12T22:37:33.347ZRichard Matzhttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/RichardMatz
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</div> Check the Land Registry for t…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-12:6278630:Comment:1368772019-07-12T21:18:23.348ZRichard Matzhttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/RichardMatz
<p>Check the Land Registry for the boundaries of your property. Some of the original buildings on <span>Myddleton Rd had front gardens included in the boundary. In more enlightened parts of Town, these boundaries are discreetly marked with metal studs on the pavement.</span></p>
<p>Check the Land Registry for the boundaries of your property. Some of the original buildings on <span>Myddleton Rd had front gardens included in the boundary. In more enlightened parts of Town, these boundaries are discreetly marked with metal studs on the pavement.</span></p> Thanks Paul.
tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-12:6278630:Comment:1368752019-07-12T11:00:21.155ZMandy Normanhttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/MandyNorman
<p>Thanks Paul.</p>
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<p>Thanks Paul.</p>
<p></p> A brief Update-
Thanks to eve…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-12:6278630:Comment:1372042019-07-12T10:33:27.616ZRenaissancehttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/Renaissance
<p>A brief Update-</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for their lovely support for us all here on Myddleton Rd.</p>
<p>Our issue is that the council were supposed to be working with us to restore the street to that of its glorious past, they have been insisting new tenants of the shops put in wooden shop fronts etc. And as some of you know, placed a preservation order on all the shopfronts.</p>
<p>Under a previous Labour government, some funding was used to help shop keepers restore the shop canopies,…</p>
<p>A brief Update-</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for their lovely support for us all here on Myddleton Rd.</p>
<p>Our issue is that the council were supposed to be working with us to restore the street to that of its glorious past, they have been insisting new tenants of the shops put in wooden shop fronts etc. And as some of you know, placed a preservation order on all the shopfronts.</p>
<p>Under a previous Labour government, some funding was used to help shop keepers restore the shop canopies, some were paid for at the top end of Myddelton Rd.</p>
<p>This aided the beginning of the redevelopment and the turn around of the street.</p>
<p>There was previously a line of trading items if you look at early photos, from Anita's hair fashions </p>
<p>the shop elevations disappeared apart from a few.</p>
<p>Someone last week told me after an incident during the war, such extensions were removed and never re-instated.</p>
<p>Other commercial premises in our area have hit similar problems with placing items outside their shops on the fronts of their shops, and to our knowledge they have not been fined.</p>
<p>The cafes and bars with an on-street presence have massively helped extinguish the gangs and drug trading that was evident on the street previously.</p>
<p>As so many of you have commented, our presence on the street has drastically reduced such related crime, but as one fellow venue owner here commented, its up to the council as to whether we continue this progress, or return it to the declined and crime-infested street it once was.</p>
<p>Our view is that the council should be working with us to help us create a beautifully reinstated Victorian High st which could easily transform into one of the nicest spots in the borough.</p>
<p>It is also noted the lovely flower baskets usually on the lamposts have not been put up this year.</p>
<p>From a personal perspective, we, like many businesses on the street, have invested thousands of pounds of our own money to create premises which are up to a high standard as well as creating a lovely vibe for the whole community to enjoy and be proud of.</p>
<p>With support, we can ensure this area never slips back into social decline again.</p>
<p>We have heard from the councillors and they are trying to arrange a meeting with the council,I will inform you all of when this will take place.</p>
<p>Our MP Catherine West has also replied to us and said she has also written to the council regarding this matter.</p>
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<p>Regards</p>
<p>Paul Handley-Renaissance</p>
<p></p> Like Trish. Would be great to…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-12:6278630:Comment:1372032019-07-12T08:04:26.052ZMandy Normanhttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/MandyNorman
<p>Like Trish. Would be great to know of their response. Fantastic letter.</p>
<p>Like Trish. Would be great to know of their response. Fantastic letter.</p> Did the councillors respond t…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-12:6278630:Comment:1370662019-07-12T07:04:19.297ZTrish Dysonhttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/TrishDyson
<p>Did the councillors respond to this excellent letter? The Haringey charges are astonishing!</p>
<p>Did the councillors respond to this excellent letter? The Haringey charges are astonishing!</p> Please publicise the time, da…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-11:6278630:Comment:1368682019-07-11T23:34:29.645ZRichard Matzhttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/RichardMatz
<p>Please publicise the time, date and venue of this meeting to maximise participation & consultation. Thanks </p>
<p>Please publicise the time, date and venue of this meeting to maximise participation & consultation. Thanks </p> Here's the original letter to…tag:bowesandbounds.org,2019-07-11:6278630:Comment:1372022019-07-11T23:30:20.369ZRichard Matzhttps://bowesandbounds.org/profile/RichardMatz
<p>Here's the original letter to local Councillors dated 25/03/19 detailing our findings and grievances. The stats (diligently compiled by Emma Killick) make for startling reading </p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3276349878?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Councillors 25/03/19</a> </p>
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<p>Here's the original letter to local Councillors dated 25/03/19 detailing our findings and grievances. The stats (diligently compiled by Emma Killick) make for startling reading </p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3276349878?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Councillors 25/03/19</a> </p>
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