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Expansion: Council The proposed new fee strategy • The third runway will allow a 54% Proposes Vendor License published by the council says the What you need increase in take-offs and landings each percentage increases “are high”, but that year, rising from the current 480,000 to Fee Hike this was because the current weekday 740,000. In passenger numbers, capacity daily charge was £10.61. to know The revisions have come due to a will be increased to 130 million, two- £300,000 budget shortfall which the thirds more than the 78 million that flew On June 26th, MPs voted Westminster City Council is Council says it will write off with the to and from Heathrow last year. licence fee increases focusing on creating by 415 to 119 votes, a ratio facing a backlash from city more “sustainable” markets. of 3.5 to 1, to approve the • What will it cost? street vendors as they consider The proposals will go out to public consultation in August. The new charges government’s scheme to build • Heathrow believes the scheme will revising the charges which could affect everyone from produce, a third runway at Heathrow cost approximately £14bn, £2.5bn less must be paid for licensing cheese, and flower vendors to portrait than what was originally proposed. As artists and includes Berwick Street Airport, northwest of the opposed to building a new terminal, vendor stalls. The council has Market, which last year fended off existing pair of runways. savings are expected to be made by confirmed that it would go a council plan to privatise the Soho expanding Terminals 2 and 5. market. The government’s scheme was based ahead with consultation on The Council defended the proposed on the recommendation of The Davies • Although large-scale expansion its charging regime during a fee increase by stating that it was time Commission on airport expansion, to come up with new ways to attract is expected to cause relatively little July meeting of its licensing chosen ahead of two other options: an disruption at the airport itself, it could more tourists, increase environmental extended northern runway at Heathrow, lead to major disruption on the M25. The subcommittee. sustainability, and to recruit the next known as the “Heathrow Hub” project, generation of traders with a focus on stretch between Heathrow Terminal 5 and a second runway at Gatwick. training around customer service, card and the M4 junction, where the runway The proposition increases the license application fee from £93.73 to £169.95. payments and online presence. • According to The Department for will be built, is one of the busiest roads in Transport, the expansion will bring Europe and it is believed that a 14-lane, more jobs and stronger economic 600m-long tunnel would be built first, growth coupled with more flights: ‘A before the existing M25 is diverted. new runway at Heathrow would provide SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT benefits of up to £74bn to passengers and • When will the third runway open? KCW Today. See page 11 for details the wider economy and create tens of thousands of local jobs. • Heathrow says 2026 briefing members of the housing and K&C council: property scrutiny committee about the progress that his department has ‘poor’ at handling made since taking over the Tenant Management Organisation. housing Emphasizing that working with residents was all important, Mr HEAR, HEAR complaints Goldring admitted “there’s a lot still to be done in terms of quality in closing complaints down,”. The housing Book your tour today Kensington and Chelsea management service is responsible for the council’s tenants and leaseholders council has apologised that it’s including improving and maintaining handling of complaints about properties, collecting income, and managing the council’s estates housing has been “poor” over throughout the borough. It also adapts the last few months. homes and provides sheltered housing. Doug Goldring, Kensington “Listening is key to what we are trying to deliver,” he added. and Chelsea’s head of housing The council’s deputy leader Kim management claimed that Taylor-Smith who is responsible this shortfall was due to a for both housing and issues related to Grenfell said the council has backlog of 5,000 cases, though reinstated residents’ meetings and that he stressed that his team has “engagement“ is crucial.“Mr Goldring told the committee the department was brought the number down to in transition after taking over the work 1,000. of Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation in March. Mr Goldring joined the council Mr Goldring said he was also in the wake of the Grenfell Tower working with HR to ensure that 020 7219 4114 disaster, during a storm of criticism managers are receiving training. that saw former council leader Nick “What’s come out of this is there is an Paget Brown forced to resign.

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