At our recent AGM, Peter Martin, the Vice Chair of Bromley Civic Society, gave a slide presentation on the local redevelopments planned for Bromley Town Centre. There are multiple apartment blocks of up to 15 storeys planned for Ringers Road, between Ethelbert Close and the Central Library and at Bromley South. The Waitrose site and […]
The two Site A planning proposals for Sherman Road were refused unanimously at last night’s LBB Development Control Committee. This result was expected and follows the LBB officers’ tabled recommendations for refusal. While it is fully anticipated that the developers will appeal these decisions, this is still a good result. Well done to all of you that sent […]
Bromley Council have just published their consultation document for the development of “Opportunity Site G”, the area just behind the west of the High Street from the Churchill Theatre down to Bromley South. Here are some indicative sketches from the planning document: The proposal aims to bring 1230 additional units of housing to the town […]
At the BRRA meeting on Wednesday we were informed by a resident of Northpoint that the cladding used for the refurbishment of the building 15 years ago is of a type similar to that used in Grenfell. The building is now under a “Waking Watch” which means 24 hr manned vigilance to evacuate tenants in […]
The full text is available for download from this link: Bromley Response to the draft London Plan.
The area to the west of the High Street between the Churchill Theatre and Ethelbert Road is due for imminent redevelopment. The area, part of the original development site known as Site G, will entail the compulsory purchase of the existing private dwellings in Ethelbert Close and the construction of 410 residential apartments and other […]
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has identified an increasing number of reports submitted to Action Fraud from the public concerning courier fraud. Fraudsters are contacting victims by telephone and purporting to be a police officer or bank official. To substantiate this claim, the caller might be able to confirm some easily obtainable basic details about […]
The next BRRA open meeting will be on Wednesday 20th June at Community House in West Street at 19:30. The speaker for the evening will be Jim Cowan, the LBB Neighbourhood Manager, who will be talking about all things related to Trees in Bromley. Bromley has the largest tree stock of all the London Boroughs including around 36,000 […]
The planning application for 10A Sherman Road has been updated to include a Visual Impact Assessment and a number of visuals to indicate the proposed scale of the project. These documents may all be found on the LBB planning portal which is here. Here are few of the visuals for your interest: Although the outer appearance […]
Alert from Neighbourhood Watch The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) have noticed an increase in Action Fraud reports where fraudsters are offering a discount on Television service provider subscriptions. Fraudsters are cold-calling victims, purporting to be from a Television (TV) provider offering a discount on their monthly subscription. Victims have been told the following: their […]
Over 55 local residents attended the 2018 AGM at Community House on Monday 19th March. The agenda included a short presentation from Cllr. Peter Morgan, Portfolio Holder for Renewal and Recreation, on the future of Bromley North. Key Points: There are increasing pressures on the Borough from the Mayor’s Office to build an increasing number […]
A planning application has been received for 10A Sherman Road which is directly behind the recent proposal for 6-10 Sherman Road from BeLiving. This wholly independent development is described as a “mixed-use, 10-storey scheme comprising 6 x one bed, 3 x two bed flats and B1 commercial space”.
For your information, BRRA’s response to the Planning Application Ref 17-05970 for 6-10 Sherman Road can be downloaded here.
Developers BeLiving have finally delivered their formal planning application to Bromley Council. The proposed scheme sits behind Bromley North station and has now grown to 23 storeys. Residents need to take action if they want to object to the proposal. Here is an image of BeLiving’s proposal from the application documents. The view is from the South, ie facing Bromley […]
The proposed development at “Site G”, the area around Ethelbert Close leading up to the front entrance of the Churchill Theatre, can be viewed here. The provisional name of the new development is Churchill Quarter.
You can access full details of the Sherman Road proposal here and make comments via the developers “public feedback” portal here.
The developers of the proposed apartment block in Sherman Road have applied for an exemption from undertaking a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). You can read their submission document here (PDF 487 Kb) and comment about this issue on the LBB planning portal here. Bromley Council will need to make a decision by 2nd November, so if […]
Article about the Sherman Road Development in the News Shopper: News Shopper Bromley 18 Oct 2017 (PDF – 2Mb)
Over 70 residents turned out to hear the presentation on the proposed development on Sherman Road from developers BeLiving Ltd. The general consensus was that the proposal (full details here) was far too large for the area and that infrastructure considerations such as parking provision or waste water services had not been adequately addressed. Full […]
Article on the Sherman Road proposal in the Bromley Times: http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/developers-planning-21-storey-tower-block-next-to-bromley-north-station-1-5228189