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Consultation to make permanent the poorly designed Streatery on Belsize Terrace
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James Brander
Technically, that area is still highway, like the site of Swiss Cottage Market and the bit at the top end of Ossulston St where the school tried to stop us cycling through during the closure of Somerstown Route. So, the village area should be safeguarded to allow return to highway use. James On Mon, 17 Jan 2022, 16:51 Richard Fletcher, <rickyfletch@...> wrote:
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Richard Fletcher
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The only restaurant using the space is Roni’s. Initially when first introduced with the pandemic other restaurants tried it. Now they have table licenses to put tables outside their restaurants where there is demand. These restaurants discovered that insurance was needed to carry food over the street, Belsize Lane, and so for these reasons do not use the Terrace The Streatery license is just for the tables covering the public open space on the Terrace, not the table licenses outside the restaurants The principle objection is that the Streatery is using ALL of the public open space on the Terrace. Camden is not proposing to use Belsize Lane or take away parking, it is proposing to take away all the available public open space and privatise it. I am not asking you to object to tables outside the restaurants, as every food outlet has tables and chairs on the pavement, and so they should. What I am saying is there should be a compromise. LB Camden should be turning over the design of Belsize Terrace to a street-design professional where the design can include a Streatery and public open space. Richard On 17 Jan 2022, at 16:18, Elena <elena.moynihan@...> wrote: The application mentions seven local restaurants and food outlets- with different number of tables at different hours of day ( 14, 34 and 40 tables as the day progresses). Roni isn't really a dinner place, so I guess the 40 evening tables would be for other outlets ? Pretty much every food outlet has tables and chairs outside on the pavement now ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 at 15:41, Stefano Bertolotto via groups.io <stefano_bertolotto=yahoo.it@groups.io> wrote: Hello, |
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Elena Moynihan
The application mentions seven local restaurants and food outlets- with different number of tables at different hours of day ( 14, 34 and 40 tables as the day progresses). Roni isn't really a dinner place, so I guess the 40 evening tables would be for other outlets ? Pretty much every food outlet has tables and chairs outside on the pavement now ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 at 15:41, Stefano Bertolotto via groups.io <stefano_bertolotto=yahoo.it@groups.io> wrote: Hello, |
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Stefano Bertolotto
Hello,
Are you sure this would only be for Roni’s? At the moment it was used by 6 or 7 venues in the area and the application shows a big number of tables which I’m surprised would a go to Ronis? Can’t find much on this in the application, though it says Calici would store the tables. Thanks Stefano |
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Richard Fletcher
Hello All.
This is slightly off topic, but falls within our remit, I think, to build a better Living Street environment LB Camden is consulting with everyone on its proposal to make the Streatery on Belsize Terrace, currently under a temporary license, permanent. Many residents and others are OBJECTING as the current Streatery design takes away ALL the public open space formerly used by residents, children etc.. And to make matters worse the takeover is by ONE restaurant, Roni’s. All restaurants in Belsize Village have table licenses outside their premises; these tables are popular places to dine, and these restaurants have no need or want to use the Terrace, other than Roni’s. Further, the public benches have been repositioned to face the Streatery facing north, and act as a barrier, so entering the area one feels like one is trespassing. The planters on the Terrace use up a considerable amount of space . What is left for the public is the right of way, the bike parking and the bin and refuse area. It’s a design shambles, basically. The space for bike parking is inadequate, a shambles. A compromise is possible where adequate public space is restored and where sufficient space is available for the Streatery, (such as limiting the Streatery and the tables to a line outside Roni’s, with a repositioning of the public benches and putting the planters onto Belsize Lane, taking out some parking). LB Camden should be turning over the design of the Terrace to a street-design professional where the needs of all users can be met. If approved as it stands it would be a classic case of individual private profit at public expense. The consultation runs until 21/01/22 which is this Friday and is open to anyone. You can find the link on and go to Belsize Streatery, and if so minded please OBJECT. Under “ other" please suggest that a compromise solution is possible which would facilitate the Steatery on Belsize Terrace AND retaining public open space to be used by residents, visitors and children. Please suggest that LB Camden should be turning over the design of Belsize Terrace to a street-design professional where the needs of all users can be met. Alternatively/additionally your comments can be made directly to the licensing authority Thank you for your help! Richard Be realistic, believe in miracles. |
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