Bicycle Storage Survey

From the BEO:

Dear Residents

In 2006 we installed 100 Bicycle Lockers across the Estate for Residents. These are currently charged at £83 per annum. Due to the purchase prices of secure bicycle storage facilities, we have not been able to purchase anymore since as the payback period is too long.

Fortunately, Officers have been able to achieve a £75,000 gift from TFL to provide Bicycle storage facilities this financial year. If the demand is there, we may be able to receive further funding for next year as well.

To assist us, could you please spare a few minutes to complete the following survey by Friday 30 January.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/securebicyclestorage

If you are interested in any of the services the car parks have to offer, please use the following link for further information:

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/housing-and-council-tax/barbican-estate/resident-information/Pages/Residential-Parking-on-the-Barbican-Estate.aspx


With regards
Barbican Estate Office
Link to website http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/housing-and-council-tax/barbican-estate/Pages/default.aspx

Film School drop-in session 12th Feb 18:30

Opportunity to view the proposals in advance of a Planning Application for alterations and refurbishment of the remainder of Exhibition Hall One for the London Film School.

Format 

We propose to convene a drop in session for residents and other interested parties from Golden Lane Campus and Cote Restaurant to attend to view the proposed plans in advance of LFS making the formal Planning Application.

The Project Architects and other consultants will be in attendance to answer any queries relating to the proposals.

There will not be a formal presentation.

Residents and other parties will be invited to record any comments or queries relating to the development in writing, if they so wish, and responses will be communicated directly to the Barbican association, the head teachers at Golden Lane Campus and the manager of Cote Brasserie.

The Planning Application 

The planning application and application for listed building consent will focus on the proposed alterations to the building, the structural and internal proposals and in particular proposals for the external facades. The planning application does not involve a change of use. 

Location and Time

Exhibition Hall One off Golden Lane 6.30pm to 8pm 12th February 2015

Beech Gardens gardens update

The latest plan for the planting of the Beech Gardens beds is out.  There are now some larger shrubs planned, but the trees people enjoyed so much are gone for good it seems.

See the plan document for details (click the image)

External Redecoration Complete

The external redecorations work is now complete. The whole project took ~24 weeks / ~6 months.

Many residents predicted that the works would run into the winter months and that this would mean a worse job. They have been proved right on the timing. The next few years will tell us about the impact on quality. For the next external redecorations we must ask the BEO to get the bidding and planning out of the way the year before the redecoration is due to happen so work can start in April or May.

Here is the confirmation that all work is complete from Steve Murray:

With the re-decs, yes we are all done now and Sheila will be putting the sat surveys out very soon.

We do hope for a good response as the general feeling is the project has gone very well and all are happy, this as well as the planned maintenance / roof repairs and re[placing DG windows of the access equipment to utilise this and to save costs so with all the different works to co-ordinate things have gone well indeed. Of course residents have been a big help in achieving this with making and keeping appoints etc….

Regards,

Steve Steven Murray
Property Services Team Manager
Housing Property ServicesDepartment of Community & Children's ServicesCity of London
CorporationSteven.murray@cityoflondon.gov.uk
T: 0207 029 3915
M: 07786 855 580

Noise rules for cinemas and cote

This post brings together documents which define the rules for the operation of the cinemas, many of which also apply to Cote.

From the Barbican Centre Visitor Management Plan Appendix on page 6:

11.  No refuse or bottles will be put or prepared outside the building before 08:00 or after 20:00 (Mon-Sat) and before 12:00 noon or after 18:00 (Sundays and public holidays).

12.  The delivery and collection area will be the existing loading bay area behind Exhibition Hall 1. All deliveries and collections will take place between the hours of 08:00 – 20:00 (Mon – Sat).

13.  Deliveries on Sundays and public holidays will only take place, if necessary, between 12:00 noon - 18:00.

14.  Noise from any music, or amplified sound from PA equipment, will not be audible outside the premises.

From the Cote licensing application:

• Supply of alcohol to cease at 22.30
• Premises to close at 23.00

More flooding last week

It seems the drains are still problematic.  I've told the BEO about this latest lake:

The morning of Tue 13th Jan

Lift 62 out of action Mon-Thu next week

For reference, the lifts in Ben Jonson House are numbered 61, 62, 63, 64 from west to east.

From the BEO:

Dear Resident 

Lift Notice - lift 62 

Please note that this lift will be out of service from Monday 19 January due to repair work to the lift door. The work to the lift door will take around 4 days to complete. 

During the repair work residents are advised to use the nearest adjacent lift - either lift 61 or lift 63. 

This notice will be updated when further information is available, however you are welcome to contact the Concierge on: 020 7029 3938. 

We will do everything we can to return the lift to service as quickly as possible. 

Yours sincerely
Karen Tarbox
Assistant Director Barbican & Property
Barbican Estate
Date & Time of notice:- 14 January 2015, at 11am