On 03/08/2017 06:45, Bod wrote:

*If the council had acted as sensibly as this in the beginning, there
would not have been an issue.*

Tower Hamlets Council said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with
the couple and that the pump could remain there without a licence if
they moved it so there was space for the public to get past when people
are using it.

“We visited Isambard’s Cycles this morning to make clear that there is
no issue with having a pump outside the shop. We both agreed to move it
away from a lamppost so there was space for the public to get past when
people are using it.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...-a3602366.html

"...space for the public to get past..."

....which there clearly was not, as evidenced by the obstructive wooden
benches and other assorted junk which had been placed on the pavement as
seen in the picture referenced in the original thread?

Or had all that detritus already been removed?