Bromley Council’s new development proposal for “Churchill Gardens” (the area behind the High Street shops between Halifax building society and Metro Bank) is open for consultation. There will be a presentation stand in the pedestrian area of the High Street opposite to the entrance to the Churchill Theatre between Thursday 6th and Sat 8th July […]
The letter below was received from the Met. Police Borough Commander, Chief Superintendent Chris Hafford via the local Neighbourhood Watch coordinator. I am writing to you this morning as you are a key stakeholder for us here in Bromley and I wanted to give you prior notice of an important announcement that will be […]
While the impact on Site A of Bromley town centre’s loss of Housing Zone status is still uncertain, developers Prime Place are pushing forward with development of the site on the south end of Sherman Road. A report to the LBB Renewal and Recreation Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee on 5th April 2017 (PDF Available) […]
Private developer, RELTA Ltd, has won a High Court judgement against the GLA’s designation of Bromley Town Centre as a “Housing Zone”. Although the full implications of this for Site A are not yet fully clear, the £27 million in GLA grants and loans that were to be made to LBB in order to accelerate […]
The developers of the NHS clinic have appealed against LBB’s refusal to grant planning permission for conversion of the site into private dwellings. The refusal was made on the following grounds: The proposal would represent piecemeal development of the adjoining land leading to a sub-optimal regeneration of the area. By reason of the proposal’s height, […]
Babbacombe Road Residents’ Association Response to the LBB Local Plan Dec 2016 This document outlines various policy contradictions and deficiencies in supporting evidence that appear in LBB’s latest Local Plan draft dated November 2016. The Local Plan should be considered “unjustified” and “unsound” in these respects. While we accept that the Local Plan is not […]
For general information, below we link to the text of the High Court judgement which upheld an appeal by Linden Homes regarding the LBB’s Area Action Plan (AAP). Linden Homes asserted that the Bromley’s AAP was unsound on a number of points, primarily: LBB’s housing targets for the site did not align with national policy […]
The Next BRRA open meeting which will be on Tuesday 1st November 2016 at 19:30. The venue, as usual, is the small hall of Bromley Baptist Church, situated on the corner of Widmore Road and Kentish Way. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Gavin Schuman, General Manager for the Churchill Theatre. Other […]
There have been incidents of Babbacombe Road residents having items of personal mail stolen from their properties and these documents used to open multiple fraudulent bank accounts. In some cases victims have had over 15 accounts opened online in their name without their knowledge. The Police have been informed and the Post Office have been […]
The London Fire Brigade are always offering free home safety checks. Usually for people regarded as having a higher risk of fire in the home, such as: Older people living alone People with mobility, vision or hearing impairments People accessing mental health service users Those liable to intoxication through alcohol and/or drug use Visits shouldn’t last […]
The BRRA has soared into the 21st century with a new Twitter page which you can find here: http://twitter.com/BRRA_BR1. Please “follow” us for the latest news. Many thanks to BRRA member Steve for volunteering to set up and maintain this feed. You can also find our page via the Twitter “bird” link at the top […]