Issue details
Aldgate Business Improvement District
PDF 223 KBThe Aldgate Partnership (TAP) submitted a request to Tower
Hamlets Council, in accordance with Business Improvement District
(BID) Regulations, to hold a ballot in January 2020 to establish a
BID. Should the ballot for this BID be successful it will be the
first BID in Tower Hamlets.
A Business Improvement District is a defined area in which a levy
is charged on all business rate payers over a certain rateable
value in addition to the business rates bill. The levy is used to
develop projects which will benefit businesses in the BID boundary
area over and above existing Council Services.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Significant impact on communities living or working in two or more wards;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Spitalfields & Banglatown; Whitechapel;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/08/2019
Decision due: 25 Sep 19 by Cabinet
Lead member: (Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Work, Economic Growth and Faith)
Department: Place
Contact: Vicky Clark, (Director of Integrated Growth and Development) Email: vicky.clark@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Consultation process
In 2018 TAP undertook a perception survey of businesses in the
proposed BID boundary to identify priorities and propose
projects
Consultees
Consultees are internal teams including: Electoral services,
Business Rates, Public Realm as the projects will be based around
waste and maintenance of the Highway
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: No
What supporting documents or other information will be available?: Aldgate BID Business plan List of hereditaments and BID map area Business perception survey
Decisions
- 27/09/2019 - Aldgate Business Improvement District
Agenda items
- 25/09/2019 - Cabinet Aldgate Business Improvement District 25/09/2019
Documents
- Aldgate Business Improvement District