MARYLEBONE LABOUR ACTION REPORT – March 2022
£6 million Marble Arch Mound
The scale of Boris Johnson’s Westminster Conservatives’ £6m Marble Arch Mound financial mismanagement has now come into sharp focus as Westminster Council unveils its budget for the next financial year. As a result of the Conservatives’ financial blunders:
- Council rents are going up £5 a week, bringing in £3m extra income.
- Parking charges are going up, too, raising £1m extra income.
- Adult Social Services are being cut by £500,000 and
- Mayfair Library is under threat of closure to save £200,000 a year in rent.
Marble Arch Apartments, Harrowby Street
We are continuing to support residents in Marble Arch Apartments in Harrowby Street who are being subjected to appalling problems because of plans to build 8 flats on the roof of the building. Residents say:
- 45 people will be evicted from their homes for 8 months
- 350 people will be evicted for 2 months to fit sprinklers into flats which do not need them
- Millions of pounds will be levied in development costs on to the leaseholders without benefit and only for them to lose out from the development
- The residential leasehold block will be left in financial ruin by using money saved in a reserve fund for future maintenance and repairs, for development works that serve no benefit to the leaseholders.
Sherwood Court, Seymour Place
We are supporting Sherwood Court residents who are concerned about the fire risks associated with activities being carried out in the car park.