Renewal Proposal 2018 – 2023 Renewal Proposal 3 Foreword
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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, EDGWARE ROAD 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 TerraceEDG (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 AR WARWICK AVE meeting on 22 June 2017. Junction Mews Sussex Gardens (pt) E VENABLES STREESTREET By sector these in-depth interviews R O PENFOLD STREETSTREE PPARK PLACE VILLAS W AR years, and the A ADADPAR STREET T R W I C K K P L A LittleLittle VeniceVenice Junction Place Talbot Square 69 P T Businesses overwhelmingly support A R S T R E E DAVENTRYD STREET accounted for 47% of all hotels, 46% 6 E E SportsSports CeCentrentre E PlaygroundPlayground A 13 R 97 STALBRIDGES STREET CE A 5 T BBroadleyroadley VENTRY STREE T A T A JobcentreJobcentre S COSWAYC CliftonClifton VENU V LBRID 99 VENU LLissonisson STREETS O T H T SStreettreet RANSTON STREE T MELCOMBE PLACE Footbridge A I RANSTON STREET S PlusPlus DEdgware WATERFORDWATERFORD RE LL C W the assertion that the next five years NurseriesNurseries 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 BLOMFIELD ROAD 12 C B E L L S T R E E HAREWOODH A R E W O O D AVENUE E GaGardensrdens S 18 O CLIFTON VILLAS MMAIDA A I D A AVENUE GLARUSGLARUS T C BENDALL MEWS EWO A 127 COURTCOURT RE 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 DELAMERE TERRACEr SST.