Renewal Proposal 2018 – 2023 Renewal Proposal 3 Foreword

Paddington is changing. Just as London anti-social behaviour, tackling pollution, doesn’t stand still, Paddington grows upgrading parks and gardens, changing and adapts to meet the economic and perceptions of the location, investing in social challenges that surround it. green infrastructure; future-proofing Paddington for the growth ahead of us. Adjacent to the Paddington Opportunity Area, set to see unparalleled growth There are now over 250 BIDs in the UK over the next ten years, with a major and over 50 in London. Paddington was international transport hub and one of the first, and I have watched it dedicated link to Heathrow, Paddington flourish over the past 12 years. Under is about to be transformed. the leadership of our Chief Executive Kay Buxton the BID has become a true The arrival of the Elizabeth Line at advocate for Paddington. the end of 2018 and the Paddington Square scheme will change the face With Paddington undergoing such of Paddington as we know it. transformation I believe that this work is particularly valuable and important, Since 2005 PaddingtonNow BID has so I ask you to vote again and give your been delivering vital projects and support to another five years of services that lay the groundwork for a strong business collective and these changes. Improving the quality a shared vision for Paddington Vaughan Smith, of our streets, reducing traffic, saving through PaddingtonNow BID. Founder, Frontline Club businesses money, managing back Chairman, PaddingtonNow BID

Front page image / Photo credit: Artwork installation by Julian Opie: Lindo Wing, St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. Image courtesy of Imperial Health Charity. 4 Renewal Proposal Renewal Proposal 5

Councillor Robert Davis MBE DL, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Business, Culture and Heritage, Westminster City Council said:

Over the last decade Paddington has been transformed ‘‘into a leading business destination with several major national and international companies choosing to locate to the area. With an array of hotels and restaurants and improvements to the public realm, including the floating garden, Paddington is now a really attractive destination for businesses, workers, residents and visitors.

This transformation has been led by the hard work of PaddingtonNow which has corralled the various interests of stakeholders integral to Paddington’s future success and given them a unified voice, focused on achieving lasting investment and opportunities for a place of significant importance to Westminster.

With Paddington set to welcome Crossrail in 2018 I am incredibly excited to see what lies in store for Paddington over the next five years and the City Council looks forward to working with PaddingtonNow to fully realise the potential of the area.” 6 Renewal Proposal Renewal Proposal 7

The BID Proposal We are huge admirers of ‘‘Paddington as an area and have huge faith in its in Summary future. We also recognise

The PaddingtonNow BID area hosts a Priorities have shifted over time, as the importance that the rich mix of offices, hotels, shops, cafés, business needs have changed and the restaurants, public houses, health, BID has matured. Our initial vision for PaddingtonNow BID plays in residential and community uses. It is a cleaner, safer and better marketed home to the district centre of Praed Paddington has not changed, but the promoting the area and feel Street, a major health campus, a long- approach to problem-solving has grown that it will only become even established hotel quarter southwards more sophisticated over time. to Sussex Gardens and is an important more important in the future office location for several major national Whole streets have been transformed and international companies. since 2005, with new paving, lighting as the area evolves through and green infrastructure. Garden Paddington’s diverse mix of businesses, squares have been restored to create development. tourists, students, residents and some of London’s best kept public shoppers gives the area a rich character. oases. We expect to see similar schemes Demands on the area are high, with in the next term, plus an enhancement services, the public realm and amenities in street cleaning in response to likely We feel very firmly that under pressure as footfall increases. increases in visitor numbers. A new focus on measures to improve air quality this is the right time for The arrival of the Elizabeth Line at the in Paddington will create an even better end of 2018 presents new opportunities place to do business. Paddington, and the right and challenges, as the area serves a wider catchment area and London’s The BID’s recycling scheme, the first time for PaddingtonNow economic geography changes in of its kind in the UK, has flourished to response. become one of the most popular and BID to play a bigger role in well-used of all BID services and will Praed Street continues to exhibit a wide continue. We will be simplifying the place-shaping. Praed Street variety in the quality of its commercial scheme, to make it easier for businesses offer. With at least three separate, to recycle with the BID, and to achieve is set to be transformed, significant development schemes likely even lower contamination rates. to commence in the BID’s next term, and we must work together including Paddington Square and St Our Community Safety Team have Mary’s Hospital, the time is right to craft been with us throughout the journey to ensure it continues to a new retail strategy for Praed Street, and for the BID’s fourth term we propose working with property owners and stepping up coverage and changing the serve the neighbourhood local stakeholders. way we deliver this service, to better tackle organised begging, anti-social whilst creating a fitting front behaviour and vice-related activity. door to Paddington Station. Place-making will be central to the BID’s fourth term, and the BID has a vital role Our development will be Over 13 years Paddington’s in helping shape future Paddington. Not key in this and we want to BID has been delivering projects simply as a voice for businesses, but as and services to the business a leader in creating brand Paddington. partner the BID in achieving community. Connecting business and community remains central to this, and our its objectives for the whole In our fourth term we will reset partnership with residents and the BID multiplier to 2005 levels, Westminster City Council will help us community that live, work charge no inflation and freeze deliver a Paddington of which we can the cap at £22,500. all be proud. in and even pass through Paddington.”

John Davies, Sellar Property Group 8 Renewal Proposal Renewal Proposal 9 The BID Area The Business

The existing BID area boundaries will Bishop’s Bridge Road (pt) Norfolk Square be retained without change in the Bouverie Place Norfolk Square Mews renewed BID. Consultation Process Chilworth Mews Praed Mews Within the BID area there are Chilworth Street (pt) Praed Street currently 282 rateable business units Cleveland Terrace (pt) Rainsford Street Consultation on the BID’s next term The results of consultation interviews (hereditaments) with rateable values with business ratepayers began were used to shape workshop sessions, Conduit Mews St Michael’s Street of £30,000 or more which together in January 2017 and took the form focusing on particular themes and have a combined rateable value Conduit Passage Sale Place of individual questionnaire based projects, which took place throughout of £58.5 million. Conduit Place South Wharf Road interviews, workshops and meetings. June 2017. We’ve seen Craven Road (pt) Southwick Mews Paddington grow The following 34 streets are included, DE G WRO AD ARE Face to face in-depth interviews were The PaddingtonNow BID Board, Eastbourne Mews Southwick Street (pt) ‘‘ either in whole or in part: carried out with representatives of 148 representing all business sectors, Eastbourne Terrace DE G (pt) Spring Street properties, over half the total rateable agreed the final renewal proposal, from strength to value of all BID businesses in the area. budget and BID levy rules at its Harbet Road (pt)W Star Street strength in recent A R W AR WAC VKEI meeting on 22 June 2017. Junction Mews Sussex Gardens (pt) E V E N A B L E S S T R E E T By sector these in-depth interviews RO P E N F O L D S T R E E T PPA R K P L A C E V IL L A S W A R years, and the A A D PA R S T R E E T T R W IC K K P L A LittleLittle VeniceVenice Junction Place Talbot Square 69 P T Businesses overwhelmingly support A R S T R E E D AV E N T R Y S T R E E T accounted for 47% of all hotels, 46% 6 E E SportsSports CeCentrentre E PlaygroundPlayground A 13 R 97 S TA L B R DI G E S T R E E T C E A 5 T BBroadleyroadley V E N T R Y S T R E E T A T A JobcentreJobcentre S COC S WAY ClCliftonifton V E N U V L B R DI 99 VENU LLissonisson S TS R E E T O T H T SStreettreet R A N S T O N S T R E E T MELCOMBE PLACE Footbridge A I R A N S TO N S T R E E T S PlusPlus DEdgware WATERFORDWATERFORD R E L L C W the assertion that the next five years NuNurseriesrseries T 24 of all public houses, 47% of all offices, 18 R 33 London Mews CHURCH STREE Westbourne Terrace (pt) COURTCOURT A Street E E A U GaGardensrdens Street G W T Y O S Road E 98 R 27 2 H Landmark BELL STREET D BID has been a B LO M F I E L D R O A D 12 C B E L L S T R E E HH A A R RE EW W O O O O D DAV E N U E E GaGardensrdens S 18 O CLIFTON VILLAS MMAIDA A I D A AVENUE GLARUSGLARUS T C B E N D A L LM E W S EWO A 127 COURTCOURT R E AR London G 7 H Landmark will be critical for the location, and that HAREWOOD ROW E 27% of all cafes and restaurants and D D E L A M E R E T E R R A Cr E SS T. M A R Y ’S M A N S IO N S a P L T L SI S O N T A n K 12 Edgware L SI S O N S T R E E T Hotel d . M PPaddingtonaddinadddinLondonggtoton Street Winsland Mews T London O U 2 T 1 n 6 382 11 R i A Road o RWIC Liitttttle R KingKing SolomonSolomon M E W Hotel S n 56 A 32 Y ’S P T the BID is the right body to champion P C 88 L S I SL IOS O N NG R O V E 24% of all the retailers in the BID area. L GGreenreee nn T A a WWARWICK PLACE E EE L n AcademyAcademy ChristChrist ChurchChurch S I a D M NN S T R E E V E N U key contributor in H l P Ve nice A N S FF a 16 129 D D d Norfolk Place D Winsland StreetO BentinckBentinck W 115 L R d WA R W IC K AV E N U E L BBELL E L L SSTREET T R E E in A E SSt.t. MaMary’sry’s D E Paddington. I O g L D R O A O N G T C of E SchoolSchool 2 R W T G M IL E S P L G R O V L t o E Little AC BROADLEY STREETSTREE S D AV E N T R Y S T R E E T C O S n FI SS T. 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Over 10,000 litres of rain water are Our Plans collected each year from our green wall and rain garden at for 2018-2023 St Mary’s Hospital 800 metres of new paving has been laid Looking Good, in partnership with Feeling Good Westminster City Businesses have resoundingly told us The BID will seek to partner with Council on London that our greening and environmental Westminster City Council to deliver at schemes are of fundamental least one major paving improvement Street and importance, that we need to continue during the term, similar to the works to maintain the many planters, carried out in Praed Street and Praed Street gardens, beds, baskets and boxes London Street in previous BID terms we have created across the area and – and one that the City Council would to increase their numbers where not be delivering without the BID’s appropriate locations can be found. contribution.

We enjoy a close working partnership As part of our ongoing, longer with Westminster City Council’s term plan to improve the status of Parks and Open Spaces team and Paddington, the BID will lead a place- Over 400 metres together we are making continual shaping agenda with property owners of railings have been improvements in the three London on Praed Street, to lift its appearance Squares that they own and manage and commercial performance. reinstated, repaired in Paddington. We will encourage all our contractors to support local and installed in recruitment and offer opportunities Sussex Gardens, for work experience to local residents and school leavers, ensuring the Praed Street and community has a stake in Paddington’s infrastructure and green spaces. Hanging baskets, Talbot Square 90 hanging baskets Air quality in Paddington is on window boxes, everyone’s agenda and we will be ‘‘ provide year round participating in a number of new flowers and schemes and activities to highlight colour and help tackle this issue whilst continuing our existing projects such planters have as the ‘No Idling’ action days. We want to be at the forefront of innovation in boosted the tackling air quality in Paddington. mood and feel 10,000 plants The appearance of our streets remains have been added high on the list of concerns and the of Paddington. 19 large planters condition, usability and cleanliness since 2008 of the pavements in certain streets Every step we with small trees attracted a lot of comment during the consultation phase. take to improve and shrubs adorn Praed Street For this reason we are introducing air quality and additional street cleansing to the BID’s services for the first time this reduce pollution term, with extra litter collections on the main retail streets and some deep cleansing of hot spots, particularly is good for those near fast food outlets. business.”

Orlando Barry, Barry Bros Security 12 Renewal Proposal Renewal ProposalRenewal Summary Proposal 13

Commercial Recycling

The most recognisable BID project amongst businesses in Paddington The BID’s is our commercial recycling service. commercial The first of its kind in the UK to be ‘‘ launched by a BID, the service has seen incremental changes and recycling scheme enhancement throughout the last ten years and is currently the most has already comprehensive recycling scheme made significant Our recycling service provided by any BID. impacts on our collects over 900 It is thanks to the commitment of tonnes of recyclable our businesses that the scheme daily operations. It is so extensive, as our members material annually look to reduce their impact on the allows us to recycle environment and community, and improve air quality. easily, reduces For the fourth term we propose to the number of focus the service on ensuring that members’ recycling is collected collection vehicles swiftly and efficiently with minimal contamination. The service will collect on our streets, all dry mixed recyclables as well as food waste and we intend to again improving air increase the number of collections - from the current five weekday pick- quality in the area.” ups to include a sixth collection on Saturdays. Anastasios Moros, Shakespeare, Dolphin and Lodge Hotels Each year we save

1,276 tonnes of CO2 - thus protecting 6,322 trees

Our food waste generates enough energy annually to power 6 homes for a whole year 14 Renewal Proposal Renewal Proposal 15

Safer Paddington

The consultation process highlighted an overwhelming desire by businesses At a time when We’re so grateful to see a uniformed security team on Police and Council for our relationship our streets and for this to be a very ‘‘ visible and accessible presence. ‘‘ The BID proposes to field a Community resources are with the staff from Safety Team (CST) of four uniformed Our Community security personnel to patrol our under pressure, PaddingtonNow streets for a minimum of ten hours we are looking to Safety Team has and the Community per day on at least five days per week, patrolled over including nights and at weekends the BID to help Safety Team. as required – week in, week out 100, 000 hours throughout the year. address the since 2005 They’re my go-to We will explore options for on-street crime, Westminster City Council to devolve contact whenever certain street management and anti-social enforcement powers to the BID that we have a concern. will enable the team to meaningfully behaviour and They always know address instances of anti-social behaviour on our streets, such as environmental who to call and littering, fly-tipping and begging. problems in we constantly see Our close operational and strategic partnerships with the Metropolitan Paddington. positive results. Police Service and Westminster There are City Council will continue to ensure As the area’s Our ongoing Paddington is a safer place, in which 23 local pubs to work, live or visit. success grows which participate communication The Paddington PubWatch scheme and we attract and relationship which provides support and briefings in the Paddington for the area’s licensed premises will more visitors, PubWatch with the BID gives continue in our fourth term, as will the Facewatch crime reporting and we require an scheme us confidence information sharing system. The BID will step up its support to businesses even more visible and assurance.” in the field of counter terrorism and resilience planning. security presence.” Neil Hughes, Hayes Davidson Will Clayton, Pride of Paddington, Cork & Bottle and Blue Moon Spy Shop

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Putting Paddington on the Map

In order to promote Paddington with The Paddington Partnership as a place of interest to locals and to elevate the reach of this project The BID has done visitors alike we aim to engage people to continue to spread the word on in various ways and use different Paddington’s noteworthy events a fantastic job initiatives to raise awareness of what and businesses. Our second printed ‘‘ Paddington has to offer, as well as marketing tool, the Tourist Map of highlighting increase footfall to the area. To Pads, were well-received during attract varied demographics and consultation with hotel receptions what Paddington reach a substantial catchment area, applauding its usefulness for tourists. we have employed three different, yet Moreover, local offices now use the has to offer. interdependent forms of marketing map pads for new staff and corporate Over 8,000 people to promote the area and its events – visitors. We propose to continue Marketing physical, print and digital. To maximise producing these alongside our other initiatives such attend our annual awareness, efforts and reach, the marketing and tourism services. Paddington Covers three forms of marketing are able as the Explore to support one another, as well as With digital marketing increasingly Live Music Festivals maintain relevance and effectiveness becoming the preferred news and Paddington when executed singularly. entertainment source, we will in Norfolk Square continue our digital promotions across Magazine and Gardens Our most impactful initiative is our branded social media channels a summer events series based – Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and local maps not in Norfolk Square Gardens. This Instagram. These channels will further physical form of marketing reflects endorse and boost featured content only give people Paddington’s identity as a place of from the magazine, area events and heritage, diversity and progression relevant press, ensuring continuity an insight into by intentionally featuring a range and consistency across all marketing of events that mixes free and paid platforms and to the varied audiences. the locality, they cross cultural, family friendly and age appropriate entertainment. By keep people in catering to many, we are inclusive of the surrounding residents, as well as . the area using visitors to the area with the purpose of reaching a varied audience. our amenities The events During our consultation phase, and attracting We distribute over respondents were explicit in their put on by the 70,000 maps and appreciation, admiration and desire ‘‘ them to local for the summer events series to BID in Norfolk guides to local continue. Moreover, the summer businesses.” series acts as a catalyst for profit Square Gardens businesses generation and awareness to Paul Charalambous, surrounding businesses by attracting create a buzz Stylotel and Sussex Arms Public House footfall to the area. We therefore propose that the events series will about the area continue in its current format, further promoting Paddington as a hub of and generate culture and activity, as well as aiding trade for local shops, restaurants a real sense of and pubs. community. They Our print marketing, Explore Paddington Magazine, reaches are incredibly 20,000, catering to those more inclined to read printed material. popular with We distribute The magazine informs Paddington residents and countless visitors hospital staff.” 20,000 copies of the of local happenings through its distribution to hotels, restaurants, Michele Wheeler, Explore Paddington local hospital waiting rooms and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Magazine twice a offices, as well as surrounding homes. As Explore Paddington Magazine has year, 8,000 of which proven an effective promotional tool, in the next term, we will collaborate go to local residents 18 Renewal Proposal Renewal Proposal 19

Representing You

Businesses unanimously told us they wanted to see the BID speak This area needs a We have enjoyed for Paddington, for businesses voice. We want to an excellent in Paddington. ‘‘ ‘‘ We have responded to over 100 see a transformed working consultation documents since 2005, including national, regional and local Praed Street over relationship with policy issues – with bodies such as Transport for London, Crossrail, the the next five to ten PaddingtonNow Mayor of London and Westminster City Council. years and the BID BID over many should be at the years, and we Major development proposals, highway schemes and transport strategy forefront of that want to see that will continue to make up the bulk of representations; with businesses discussion, driving continue in the identifying the need for a single voice to represent the BID area. that vision.” BID’s next term.

As Crossrail commences and Daniel Van Wyk, With the Hyde Park Eastbourne Terrace is reinstated, Hilton London Paddington attention will turn to the public realm and Paddington and highway along the Praed Street Businesses in Paddington corridor. Multiple stakeholders already support local recruitment, Neighbourhood and competing needs will require a apprenticeships, enterprise and schools. comprehensive place-shaping strategy, We plan to step up the BID’s work to Forum in place in which the BID and our surrounding showcase these efforts, through events communities in the Hyde Park and and new partnerships, celebrating we can combine Paddington Neighbourhood Forum annual series such as National will play a leading role with Westminster Apprenticeship Week, British Science forces to improve City Council’s Cabinet Member for Week and Westminster Enterprise Week. Place-Shaping. Praed Street for The BID can be a great ‘connector’; Bringing businesses together to matching BID members to nurture businesses and share intelligence and best practice start-ups in Paddington, especially at will be a new theme in our fourth term, the new Hub Paddington. Through our residents alike.” with free training offered in areas of top relationships with property owners concern to businesses, complementing in the area, the BID can encourage Sally Martin, the successful business networking meanwhile uses in empty units and Hyde Park Estate Association series. make sure our streets in Paddington remain animated.

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and Budget PaddingtonNow BID Income & Expenditure 2018-2023

Budget Total The BID will raise an estimated BID levy contributions by sector £808,000 each year through a 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 5 years mandatory levy on businesses, supplemented by voluntary Offices Income contributions and grants, taking 7% the annual budget to a forecasted 7% Hotels £828,000 each year. 8% Total income and expenditure in 43% Shops BID Levy 808,000 808,000 808,000 808,000 808,000 4,040,000 Paddington of £4.1 million is predicted over the proposed five year BID term Voluntary Contributions Pubs & Restaurants 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 100,000 which will be spent to achieve the and Grant Funding BID’s ambitions. The table opposite Health & Other shows the anticipated budget for the 35% whole of the BID term. Total income 828,000 828,000 828,000 828,000 828,000 4,140,000

Expenditure

As a large Looking Good, Feeling Good 128,500 109,460 110,449 361,467 112,516 822,392 ‘‘stakeholder and Commercial Recycling 182,000 182,960 183,949 184,967 186,016 919,892 contributor in Safer Paddington 167,000 167,960 168,949 169,967 171,016 844,892 Putting Paddington Paddington’s 132,000 132,960 133,949 134,967 136,016 669,892 on the Map

future, we are Representing You 103,000 105,730 108,542 111,438 114,421 543,131

confident in the BID Running and 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 70,000 250,000 BID’s financial Statutory Costs Contingency 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 40,400 60,400 management Image courtesy of WeWork. procedures and

are consistently Total Expenditure 762,500 749,070 755,838 1,012,806 830,385 4,110,599 pleased with its robust and realistic budgets.” Surplus / Deficit 65,500 78,930 72,162 (184,806) (2,385)

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Land Securities Brought Forward 0 65,500 144,430 216,592 31,786

Carry Forward 65,500 144,430 216,592 31,786 29,401 22 Renewal Proposal Renewal Proposal 23

Arrangements for the BID Levy proposed for PaddingtonNow BID are:

1. The Renewal BID term will be for 9. Ratepayers in receipt of mandatory 10.2.2 a reduction in the Rateable An overview of what a business pays per day towards the BID: 5 years from 1 April 2018 to charitable relief from business Value to £0 or £1; or 31 March 2023. rates shall receive 80% discount 10.2.3 a deletion of the Hereditament 2. The BID levy will be charged on all on the BID Levy. from the Rating List, then the properties in the BID area which 10. Where the rateable value for a Council will calculate the appear in the rating list with a hereditament (rateable business adjustment to the BID Levy rateable value (RV) of £30,000 unit) changes and results in a lower pursuant to the Effective Date The largest business will pay £61.65 per day or more. BID levy, this comes into effect only of such change. 3. The BID levy will be a daily charge, from the start of the financial year 11. There will be no VAT charged on the paid annually in advance. in which the change is made and no BID levy. 4. The BID levy will be based upon the refunds of the BID levy will be made 12. The Board of the BID Body will be current Rateable Value multiplied for previous years. able to alter the BID arrangements, by the BID Multiplier. 10.1 When the Council is notified of without an alteration ballot, so 5. The BID Board may, at its absolute a change in the Rateable Value of a long as: discretion, set a lower BID Multiplier. Hereditament by the Valuation 12.1 any alterations do not: The average business will pay £7.85 per day In any event the BID Multiplier shall Officer by way of a schedule update • Alter the geographical area of not exceed those shown in the and such change relates to: the BID table below. 10.1.1 a reduction of the Rateable • Cause anyone to pay the BID levy 6. A small number of businesses Value (other than to £0 or £1); or who was not liable to pay it before In our fourth term within the BID area have 10.1.2 an increase in the Rateable or increase the amount of the BID we will reset the BID exceptionally high rateable values, Value, then the Council will levy for anyone. multiplier to 2005 far in excess of the majority of calculate the adjustment to • Conflict with the Local levels, charge no businesses in the BID area. the BID Levy pursuant to the Government Act (2003) or The smallest business will pay per day £1.64 inflation and freeze To ensure that they receive later of the following dates: The Business Improvement the cap at £22,500. proportional benefit from the BID, 10.1.3 the Effective Date of such District Regulations (2004); and a BID account relating to all or change; or 12.2 the BID Body consults on such part of a financial year shall not 10.1.4 1 April of the financial year in alteration with the relevant exceed £22,500 per year. which the relevant schedule billing authority. 7. Properties that come into the update is issued. 13. The billing authority shall ensure Rating List during the BID term will 10.2 Where the Council is notified the BID arrangements (as altered) be subject to the BID levy from the of a change in the Rateable Value of are made by the time those BID effective date that the property a Hereditament by the Valuation arrangements (as altered) are to is brought into the rating list and Officer by way of a schedule update come into force and shall send a the rateable value effective at and such change relates to: notice in writing explaining that time. 10.2.1 a new entry in a Rating the reason for and the effect of the 8. A ratepayer will be liable to pay the List (whether as the result of a alteration to each person liable for BID levy on an unoccupied property new Hereditament or the the BID levy. without any void period or any split or merger of previously empty allowance. existing Hereditament(s)); or

Hereditament BID Multiplier BID Multiplier BID Multiplier BID Multiplier BID Multiplier Types 1st April 2018 1st April 2019 1st April 2020 1st April 2021 1st April 2022 - 31st March – 31st March - 31st March – 31st March – 31st March 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Hotels 1.500% 1.500% 1.500% 1.500% 1.500%

Hereditaments whose NNDR Payer is 0.800% 0.800% 0.800% 0.800% 0.800% Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Others 2.000% 2.000% 2.000% 2.000% 2.000% 24 Renewal Proposal Renewal Proposal 25 BID Governance and Transparency

PaddingtonNow BID is a business-led Each sector is represented by a initiative which provides the opportunity minimum of at least one Director with for businesses to invest, and have a Hotels and Offices being represented direct say, in the management of this by a minimum of two Directors. There area. This investment is therefore can be one representative from a local We know our views controlled by those businesses through Residents’ Association. The maximum and issues will a BID Company, formed for the purpose. Board size is 15 Directors. ‘‘ The BID Company is not-for-profit and be addressed. It’s limited by guarantee. The BID Company’s Directors meet at least quarterly. BID Company accounts obvious that the The BID Company’s members include are audited independently on an annual non-domestic (business) ratepayers basis and presented at the BID Company BID has the area’s who are responsible for paying the AGM, to which all Company members BID levy, plus voluntary contributors, are invited. business sector tenants of ratepayers who pass on the levy via service charge and residential To maximise business involvement needs in mind interests. All categories of company there are themed BID project groups, member, apart from residential with representation drawn from and we’re well interests, have a vote on the BID Board members of the BID Company. Each and at the BID’s general meetings. group is headed where possible by a represented.” To become a company member Board Director, who acts as champion nominated representatives complete for the project or theme. The BID Board Upendra Trevidi, and sign a simple form confirming their of Directors agree an annual project Budgens membership of the company. plan prior to the commencement of each financial year. This information The BID Company has a Board of is then summarised in the statutory Directors made up of representatives annual billing accompaniment. from the BID Company’s members across the sectors of retail, health, hotels, offices, restaurants, cafes & public houses and voluntary contributors. 26 Renewal Proposal Renewal Proposal 27 Involving Smaller Get in Touch

For any information about the renewal of PaddingtonNow BID or the ballot, please Businesses contact us on 020 3145 1212 or by emailing [email protected]

www.paddingtonnow.co.uk The rateable value threshold for the BID levy is proposed at £30,000. Businesses in the BID area not liable for the levy but InPaddington wishing to participate and benefit from the BID’s services will be welcomed, and InPaddington can do so for a flat rate of £500 per year per hereditament. InPaddington

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The investment ‘‘in pavements, parks and gardens made by the BID since 2005 benefits everyone in Paddington. Whether you run The BID Ballot a business, stay here, live here or A formal Notice of Ballot will be issued address on 9 October 2017. Businesses by Electoral Reform Services on behalf will have until 5.00 pm on 9 November work here; there of Westminster City Council on 2017 to return completed ballot papers. 25 September 2017 to each business/ isn’t a part of named voter and to the Secretary The result of the ballot will be of State for Communities and Local declared by Westminster City Council’s Paddington the Government. This provides one last Returning Officer on 10 November. BID has failed opportunity to designate a named voter If a majority of businesses vote in the if this has not already been done. ballot to support the BID Proposal, to lift for you.” (by number and rateable value) then Ballot papers will be issued by post the BID will formally start its fourth Alex Neokleous, to the named voter at the nominated term on 1 April 2018. St David’s Hotel © PaddingtonNow 2017 Image: Matt Chisnall