Decision details

Garages and Parking Space Lettings, Charging Policy Change and Garages Stock Refurbishment

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Summary of recommendations
1. To amend the garage licence to allow garages to be used for storage.

2. To amend the garage licence so garages can be leased to customers who do not live in Hammersmith and Fulham.

3. To agree a procurement strategy for garage refurbishment work.

4. To approve proposals to rent surplus parking spaces in secure underground car parks such as Walham Green Court and Woodmans Mews to non-residents.

Decision:

1.    To amend the garage licence to allow garages to also be used for storage. The existing garage licence agreement allows the storage of a car or a motorbike only.

 

2.    To increase charges for private borough residents from £23.08 to £35 per week and to allow lettings to non-borough customers on garages sites where demand from our own residents is low. The proposed weekly rental charge for customers who do not live in Hammersmith and Fulham is £50 per week. (see appendix 3 for revised charges).

 

3.    To agree the Procurement Strategy for garage refurbishment work, as set out in appendix 7, with contract performance reviewed each year and new contract awards to be approved by the Cabinet Member for Housing, subject to overall approval of the Council’s HRA Capital Programme by Cabinet

 

4.    To approve proposals to rent surplus parking spaces in secure underground car parks such as Walham Green Court and Woodmans Mews to customers who don’t live in the block. The is proposal to keep charges for those who live in the block the same at £3.07 per week but charge non block residents £23.08 per week.

 

Report author: Valdrin Rexha

Publication date: 12/07/2017

Date of decision: 10/07/2017

Decided at meeting: 10/07/2017 - Cabinet

Effective from: 17/07/2017

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