WallBuilder Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Actually the Meadowhall area is suffering because of the weakness of the centre. There is such a focus to protect and direct developments in the centre that the council has refused perfectly fine developments like Next Home. They are also trying to get Ikea to take up a site near the centre even though there is no chance of this happening. The centre first attitude has and continues to harm the prospect of developments coming forward in the Meadowhall area. It has also led to damaging statements from individuals like the chief executive of Next who have attacked the council for being hostile to business. The council have restricted Meadowhall to its present size in their core strategy when l have no doubt that a major expansion would be viable. That damages Meadowhall by limiting its potential to expand. Why do you think they want to do that? hang on I thought it was central government who have said they'd prefer it if out of town centres weren't enlarged. Also the plans for the new Ikea certainly don't appear to be in the city centre although obviously they might of been pointed at potential sites nearer the centre so that it would be more centralised and so not as dependent on car usuage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 The release of information regarding parking charges is another middle finger to the people of Sheffield. We were led to believe that the increased parking hours & sunday charges was because the council were skint. Infact your raking it in. 40% more on last year. Get your facts right. The published figures were not for last year. The service which runs parking had its council revenue funding cut by over 50% this year, so it has to get more of its funding by earning fees or charging for services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Shoes Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Get your facts right. The published figures were not for last year. The service which runs parking had its council revenue funding cut by over 50% this year, so it has to get more of its funding by earning fees or charging for services. Haha......but its illegal. Didnt a judge state this week that councils are not to use parking fines/speeding penalties as a way to raise revenue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Who's running for the conservatives next year? Im going to volunteer my services. I'll photocopy, go door to door. Anything i can. You guys have got to go. How apt that someone calling himself a clown calls for support for the Tories. The Tories have presently no councillors in Sheffield. Their last councillors were all voted out and replaced by Lib-Dems. There are no Labour seats the Tories would get close to winning. Go door to door and find out for yourself. ---------- Post added 02-08-2013 at 18:25 ---------- Haha......but its illegal. Didnt a judge state this week that councils are not to use parking fines/speeding penalties as a way to raise revenue? Well there was a ruling against TORY Barnet Council and the highest earner of parking charges is TORY Westminster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Shoes Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 How apt that someone calling himself a clown calls for support for the Tories. The Tories have presently no councillors in Sheffield. Their last councillors were all voted out and replaced by Lib-Dems. There are no Labour seats the Tories would get close to winning. Go door to door and find out for yourself. ---------- Post added 02-08-2013 at 18:25 ---------- Well there was a ruling against TORY Barnet Council and the highest earner of parking charges is TORY Westminster. Maybe thats why this council is so rubbish. Cause they are very comfortable & know they are all safe in their jobs. Ive always been a labour voter but they are a joke & the lib dems are pathetic. The tories whether we like it or not are the only party that seem capable of making hard decisions. Anyway.....i dont want to go off subject. SCC from what i can see are holding this city back and we need a change. This city is dying. Unfortunately, most people in Sheffield fear change. They like things just the way they are. The Moor is shaping up though. Will be nice to have a new market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 The tories whether we like it or not are the only party that seem capable of making hard decisions. The only 'tough' decisions they make are the ones which conveniently also help them and their mates out. Bit of extra money here, bit of extra work there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 The tories whether we like it or not are the only party that seem capable of making hard decisions. Until it comes to the decisions their mates don't like. Those get left to wither away. Just look at the chaos at Heathrow with their third runway which was approved by Labour and grudgingly supported by the Lib Dems. The Tories scrapped the plans and called for another expensive review which has inevitably come up with the same conclusion that we need more air capacity in the south, and Heathrow is likely to be the most cost effective solution. But it will upset several of their constituencies and more importantly, Boris, with his fantasy island airport plan, so even though we needed the third runway ten years ago, it's still dragging on, and looks to be at least ten more years away. In the meantime, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Dubai are all expanding and making more money out of travellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Haha......but its illegal. Didnt a judge state this week that councils are not to use parking fines/speeding penalties as a way to raise revenue? No it isn't illegal. What the judge said was that Barnet raising the cost of permits from£40 to £100 with the sole purpose of increasing the income to their general fund was illegal. Councils are allowed to earn surpluses from permit schemes. They just can't set schemes up with the sole purpose of earning surplus income. There has to be a sound "traffic management" reason for having a scheme. If the scheme happens to earn a surplus, there are specific things that they can spend it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Well there was a ruling against TORY Barnet Council and the highest earner of parking charges is TORY Westminster. It dosnt matter which party runs the council , the ruling was against councils making profit from motorists . ---------- Post added 02-08-2013 at 19:27 ---------- Councils are allowed to earn surpluses from permit schemes. They just can't set schemes up with the sole purpose of earning surplus income. There has to be a sound "traffic management" reason for having a scheme. If the scheme happens to earn a surplus, there are specific things that they can spend it on. Which is EXACTLY what sheffield council does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 It dosnt matter which party runs the council , the ruling was against councils making profit from motorists No, it was about A council making EXCESS profits from RESIDENTS Which is EXACTLY what sheffield council does. No, which is exactly what the Council DOESN'T do. They have sound traffic management reasons for installing the permit zones and they have ample proof that local people wanted them. They can also easily demonstrate that the permit price has only increased by £1 over seven years, so they can hardly be accused of jacking up prices to generate excess surpluses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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