AcklamAngel
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Council sold it off
Parking Charges to be introduced at Stewart Park 😡
- Thread starter Nobby_Barnes
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RedAsABeetroot
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Counter productive? Raises 3'6d and creates a hazard.
Double yellows next to raise some more in fines.
thewanderer
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Yes and if you want to rent some of that space to store your private property for a few hours you are going to have to pay.
the_holgate_roof
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It went down the nick when they got rid of the conservatory and the minor birds….
They'll be able to BUY a permit - £25 for the first car and £40 for any others for the privilege of parking outside your own house.
newusername
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As an example of what happens when local authorities have a free hand to set rates:
Which property has the higher council tax bill?
Redwurzel
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Many parts of London have low council tax charges, particularly central London boroughs.
One reason is the high level of business rates collected as there are many paying businesses in a small area - relative to the number of residential properties.
It would be fairer to have a local income tax instead of council tax. Both Labour and Tories arer against this.
Some people on Teesside are paying £2,500 a year on a property worth £150,000 - paying more in council tax than income tax for example couple earning £20k a year each pay about £2,000 in income tax between them.
One reason is the high level of business rates collected as there are many paying businesses in a small area - relative to the number of residential properties.
It would be fairer to have a local income tax instead of council tax. Both Labour and Tories arer against this.
Some people on Teesside are paying £2,500 a year on a property worth £150,000 - paying more in council tax than income tax for example couple earning £20k a year each pay about £2,000 in income tax between them.
newusername
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Previously Business Rates were collected locally but returned to central govt & then redistributed via grant to Local Authorities.
Under this regime Westminster & Wandsworth still competed to set the lowest Band D Council Tax rate. Westminster receive less in Council Tax than they spend on Adult & Children Services & are able to do so as they have additional income streams from rent, sales, advertising, licence fees & parking charges etc.
In 2015 the Conservatives changed it so that councils can directly retain some business rates, Westminster for example retain 5% of the business rates they collect, but their decisions to set low council tax rates are longstanding rather than directly linked to this.
newyddion
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yup.. dont know how they got away with it.. I though Clairville common was left for the people of MIddlesbrough for sporting activities.
newyddion
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is it? why was so much spent of clairville before it was torn down then?
TheLodger
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Clairville stadium was old and falling down, required Millions spent on it, Mallon- who was mayor at the time decided that a new stadium was better and cheaper, so the stadium was sold for housing and the new Sports Village was built with the proceeds.
newusername
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The common is still there.
That’s what I thought happened. And it makes sense, really.
It’s like Ayresome Park vs The Riverside