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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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
The next Babbacombe Road Residents’ Association meeting will be held at 19:30 on Tuesday 19th September at Bromley Baptist Church in Park Road. The Sherman Road developers will be presenting their proposals and you will have the opportunity to ask them questions. We look forward to seeing you there.
The developers of the Sherman Road site are proposing a 20-storey block of two hundred 1-2 bed apartments. Our own artist’s impressions of the scale of this development look like this: There are many concerns regarding this proposal: The scale of the proposed building is completely out of character for the area which is predominantly […]
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, […]
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 […]
There will be works in the Babbacombe Road Car-Park from 20th October to remove the rear wall and toilet block. There will be a replacement, low-level fence at the rear of the car-park. Works are expected to continue for 6-8 weeks.
Over 34 residents and local stakeholders attended BRRA’s open community meeting about the proposed redevelopment around Bromley North station. A presentation from LBB outlined the issues, opportunities and suggestions for the site and is available here. This was followed by a short presentation from Bromley Civic Society about the site’s heritage and conservation issues. There followed […]