Agenda item

Report of the Superintendent of Hampstead Heath.

Members considered Item 11, a report of the Superintendent of Hampstead Heath regarding Fees and Charges for 2018/19 and the following points were made.

·         The Superintendent noted that the report had been discussed by the Hampstead Heath Consultative Committee at its meeting on 9 October 2017, and the minutes of that meeting were within the papers before Members. The Highgate Wood Consultative Group and the Queen’s Park Consultative Group had been consulted on the proposals by email and no adverse comments had been received.

·         In response to a question from a Member, the Superintendent replied that increased charges to deter parking for longer than four hours was intended to discourage ‘commuter parking’ and promote short term parking for those intending to visit the Heath. The Superintendent agreed to provide feedback to Members on whether the charging produced the intended effect.

John Tomlinson left at this point of the meeting.

·         In response to a question from a Member, the Superintendent replied that the new Block Booking charge was intended to encourage a greater range of sports clubs to use facilities on the Heath.

·         In response to a question from a Member, the Superintendent confirmed that he would be considering the use of payment apps as part of the review of improved payments arrangements at facilities on the Heath.

·         In response to a request from a Member, the Superintendent agreed to set out the various income streams for the Heath in tabular form.

RESOLVED, that Members

·         Note the views of the Hampstead Heath Consultative Committee, Highgate Wood Consultative Group, and Queen’s Park Consultative Group.

·         Agree the proposed fees and charges for 2018/19.