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2019 General Christmas election.

12th December: NO drama just presentation. (October 2019)

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PE
peterrocket Founding member
1.5m is the minimum width, but it's good practice to have 2m (so two wheelchairs can pass simultaneously). Though I've worked at events where the council wanted 3.5m if there's a chance of cyclists passing through.

That is assuming they're doing this again:

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RK
Rkolsen
noggin posted:
My understanding is that it wasn't actually a security risk, more a right of way issue.

There is a minimum width of walkway that needs to be retained as the piazza route from Hallam Street to Great Portland/Regent Street is a public right of way, and I suspect the space required for the election rig, combined with a Christmas tree, may have compromised this. As a result the tree needed to be moved or removed.

There are suggestions that the plan was to initially move the tree off-site and return it post-election, but it appears that the gardening company were not able to do this.

Isn’t the freight elevator right behind the tree (on the right side). Also it could impair cars coming in - I think I’ve seen Fmr PM May enter that way where van is parked.
peterrocket posted:
1.5m is the minimum width, but it's good practice to have 2m (so two wheelchairs can pass simultaneously). Though I've worked at events where the council wanted 3.5m if there's a chance of cyclists passing through.

That is assuming they're doing this again:



I haven’t seen any planning applications. I use this search by using the code W1A 1AA (the postal code for NBH). Previous elections they’ve had to put permits up for projecting things within the piazza (from the Peel Wing onto the original broadcasting house where it would only be seen within the piazza), the old map, and minor things like installing a beauty camera on the roof (where weather has occasionally been done).
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peterrocket Founding member
Rkolsen posted:

I haven’t seen any planning applications. I use this search by using the code W1A 1AA (the postal code for NBH). Previous elections they’ve had to put permits up for projecting things within the piazza (from the Peel Wing onto the original broadcasting house where it would only be seen within the piazza), the old map, and minor things like installing a beauty camera on the roof (where weather has occasionally been done).


Well the application for projection is here: https://idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=PLJ8P0RPKFJ00&activeTab=summary which was applied for in January 2019 for 12 months, so covers next week.

As to putting the large map on the ground, I'd have thought that would be a more 'can we do this' council request than a formal planning application given it's effectively just placing a piece of scenery on the ground.

That's not to say they haven't applied before, and been given a generic permit to use the Plaza given pedestrian access is maintained - One Show band performances, Watchdog studio etc. to name a few.
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RK
Rkolsen
peterrocket posted:
Rkolsen posted:

I haven’t seen any planning applications. I use this search by using the code W1A 1AA (the postal code for NBH). Previous elections they’ve had to put permits up for projecting things within the piazza (from the Peel Wing onto the original broadcasting house where it would only be seen within the piazza), the old map, and minor things like installing a beauty camera on the roof (where weather has occasionally been done).


Well the application for projection is here: https://idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=PLJ8P0RPKFJ00&activeTab=summary which was applied for in January 2019 for 12 months, so covers next week.

As to putting the large map on the ground, I'd have thought that would be a more 'can we do this' council request than a formal planning application given it's effectively just placing a piece of scenery on the ground.

That's not to say they haven't applied before, and been given a generic permit to use the Plaza given pedestrian access is maintained - One Show band performances, Watchdog studio etc. to name a few.

Thanks for finding it. Sounds like they are planning for the future. Given this wouldn’t surprise me if they requested an application for 2020.
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peterrocket Founding member
Rkolsen posted:

Thanks for finding it. Sounds like they are planning for the future. Given this wouldn’t surprise me if they requested an application for 2020.


I think it was this time last year there were mutterings of an election, more so in January this year - so they may have wanted to avoid being caught on the hop!
JO
Josh
Looks like The Brexit Party and Conservatives have been empty chaired on the Channel 4 debate again.
BR
Brekkie
Looks like they've refused to face public scrutiny you mean.
TM
TMD_24
"Get Brexit done and refuse to appear to talk about Britain's priorities and potential despite us banging on about it at least hundred times a day" 😆
AN
Andrew Founding member
Josh posted:
Looks like The Brexit Party and Conservatives have been empty chaired on the Channel 4 debate again.

You mean there is yet another debate on? How many is it now?
VM
VMPhil
It was an 'Everything But Brexit' debate, saw it trailed earlier.

I've not watched any of the debates this time. They were a novelty back in 2010 but have quickly proved to be much less useful and relevant than individual leaders interviews. So naturally, our prime minister has avoided some of those.
JO
Jonwo
Andrew posted:
Josh posted:
Looks like The Brexit Party and Conservatives have been empty chaired on the Channel 4 debate again.

You mean there is yet another debate on? How many is it now?


This is the sixth or seventh debate.
BS
Ben Shatliff
Am I right in thinking that Piers and Susannah will front Good Morning Britain on Friday?

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