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From the Chancellors autumn statement, I guess it doesn't change the
fact that it will (eventually) be privately financed, but is the idea of advancing a loan to the developer a new one? |
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On 5 Dec, 13:45, Someone Somewhere wrote:
*From the Chancellors autumn statement, *I guess it doesn't change the fact that it will (eventually) be privately financed, but is the idea of advancing a loan to the developer a new one? The merits of this line are questionable even before the UK treasury lends money it does not have. |
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On 05/12/2012 14:15, 77002 wrote:
On 5 Dec, 13:45, Someone Somewhere wrote: From the Chancellors autumn statement, I guess it doesn't change the fact that it will (eventually) be privately financed, but is the idea of advancing a loan to the developer a new one? The merits of this line are questionable even before the UK treasury lends money it does not have. Given the number of flats due to be built on the Nine Elms area, due to be occupied by city types given the prices they are likely to fetch, I can see some merit in it. -- Phil Cook |
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On 05/12/2012 14:50, Phil Cook wrote:
On 05/12/2012 14:15, 77002 wrote: On 5 Dec, 13:45, Someone Somewhere wrote: From the Chancellors autumn statement, I guess it doesn't change the fact that it will (eventually) be privately financed, but is the idea of advancing a loan to the developer a new one? The merits of this line are questionable even before the UK treasury lends money it does not have. Given the number of flats due to be built on the Nine Elms area, due to be occupied by city types given the prices they are likely to fetch, I can see some merit in it. Also having a little more than the Kennington loop to take pressure off the point where the two branches join can only be a good thing if the longer term plan is to run more services and potentially split the branches to remove contention there and at the flat junction at Camden. Or am I missing something? Of course I would expect a proportion of the housing to meet whatever the agreed criteria is for affordable or social, but is your (77002) single line statement an ideological point otherwise? |
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Someone Somewhere wrote:
Of course I would expect a proportion of the housing to meet whatever the agreed criteria is for affordable or social The Coalition recently announced that the binding targets for affordable housing would be dropped. |
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On 5 Dec, 15:08, Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 05/12/2012 14:50, Phil Cook wrote: On 05/12/2012 14:15, 77002 wrote: On 5 Dec, 13:45, Someone Somewhere wrote: * From the Chancellors autumn statement, *I guess it doesn't change the fact that it will (eventually) be privately financed, but is the idea of advancing a loan to the developer a new one? The merits of this line are questionable even before the UK treasury lends money it does not have. Given the number of flats due to be built on the Nine Elms area, due to be occupied by city types given the prices they are likely to fetch, I can see some merit in it. Also having a little more than the Kennington loop to take pressure off the point where the two branches join can only be a good thing if the longer term plan is to run more services and potentially split the branches to remove contention there and at the flat junction at Camden. Or am I missing something? Of course I would expect a proportion of the housing to meet whatever the agreed criteria is for affordable or social, *but is your (77002) single line statement an ideological point otherwise? Far from it: My Conservative views are no secret. However, the United Kingdom's transportation networks fall so far short of what is needed, that I believe we all need to rise above politics and seek practical, affordable, commonsense solutions. Moreover, railways in particular do not lend themselves to a political philosophy. Add to that the equally dire housing shortage, and it behoves us all not to pay politics with urban planning. |
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Phil Cook wrote:
On 05/12/2012 14:15, 77002 wrote: On 5 Dec, 13:45, Someone Somewhere wrote: From the Chancellors autumn statement, I guess it doesn't change the fact that it will (eventually) be privately financed, but is the idea of advancing a loan to the developer a new one? The merits of this line are questionable even before the UK treasury lends money it does not have. Given the number of flats due to be built on the Nine Elms area, due to be occupied by city types given the prices they are likely to fetch, I can see some merit in it. I am bitterly disappointed that the extension of the Northern Line to Battersea will be funded using taxpayers' money. If you take into account all the Government help, from derelict land grants for cleaning up the subsoil through all the sweeteners for developers to paying £1 billion for the extension of the Northern Line, one has to wonder whether the outlay of taxpayers' money will ever be recouped. I have to say that I agree with Adrian. If the development was anywhere as near as profitable as its protagonists suggest, there wouldn't need to be a penny of taxpayers' money supporting it. No doubt some politicians will stand to benefit from their support of this scheme using OUR money. Perhaps they should be using their own money instead? |
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The extension is going to serve a housing development. Behind the housing estate is the River Thames. Half a mile north is Vauxhall Station. Less than half a mile south are Battersea Park and Queenstown Road. Wandsworth Road and Clapham North Stations are not far away. How many passengers who do not live in the proposed housing development will use this extension? Not many. Will there be enough people using this extension to finance an adequate repayment of the loan? Most unlikely. There is - or was - a much more worthwhile possible extension of the Northern Line from Kennington as I have explained before. |
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Robin9 wrote:
Anthony Polson;134685 Wrote: I am bitterly disappointed that the extension of the Northern Line to Battersea will be funded using taxpayers' money. If you take into account all the Government help, from derelict land grants for cleaning up the subsoil through all the sweeteners for developers to paying £1 billion for the extension of the Northern Line, one has to wonder whether the outlay of taxpayers' money will ever be recouped. It is most unlikely that the taxpayer will ever see a sensible return on the money. The extension is going to serve a housing development. Behind the housing estate is the River Thames. Half a mile north is Vauxhall Station. Less than half a mile south are Battersea Park and Queenstown Road. Wandsworth Road and Clapham North Stations are not far away. How many passengers who do not live in the proposed housing development will use this extension? Not many. Will there be enough people using this extension to finance an adequate repayment of the loan? Most unlikely. I agree with all of the above. There is - or was - a much more worthwhile possible extension of the Northern Line from Kennington as I have explained before. |
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On 5 Dec, 18:10, Robin9 wrote:
Anthony Polson;134685 Wrote: I am bitterly disappointed that the extension of the Northern Line to Battersea will be funded using taxpayers' money. If you take into account all the Government help, from derelict land grants for cleaning up the subsoil through all the sweeteners for developers to paying 1 billion for the extension of the Northern Line, one has to wonder whether the outlay of taxpayers' money will ever be recouped. It is most unlikely that the taxpayer will ever see a sensible return on the money. The extension is going to serve a housing development. Behind the housing estate is the River Thames. Half a mile north is Vauxhall Station. Less than half a mile south are Battersea Park and Queenstown Road. Wandsworth Road and Clapham North Stations are not far away. How many passengers who do not live in the proposed housing development will use this extension? Not many. Will there be enough people using this extension to finance an adequate repayment of the loan? Most unlikely. There is - or was - a much more worthwhile possible extension of the Northern Line from Kennington as I have explained before. Excellent comments, and as I have commented elsewhere, rebuilding Camden Town station would benefit far more passengers. |
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