At Bromley Civic Society, we think it is important that we all take part in this Consultation. To assist you in making your contribution we are producing a series of Bulletins on each of the Themes in the Consultation to meet the deadline of 5th October 2020.
The purpose of the new Planning Guidance is to add to but not change the policies and proposals in the Bromley Local Plan that was adopted in 2019 (Local Plans are enforceable ten-year building programmes) .
On our website here: http://bit.ly/howtomakecomments there is a detailed explanation of how to use the ‘Commenting’ and the ‘Thumbs up’ procedure. For a simple way in, follow the steps below.
When you Save your comments, you will be asked to confirm your email address. You can make further comments later. Remember to find those emails and click on their links!
| Have your say on your local area ‘Have your say on your local area’ enables you to place a pin on a Bromley Town Centre map and make a comment about a specific site or place and say what you would like to see there. First click on https://bromleytowncentre.commonplace.is/ then ‘ Have Your Say’, then ‘Have your say on your local area’ then ‘Have your say‘ again (top right) ‘ Place the pin‘ in the location (on the map) you’re commenting on. Click ‘Ok got it‘ and drag the pin to the place on the map where you wish to make a comment. When the pin has been placed, fill in boxes on the left to say where it is and what it is. There are further boxes to click and finally a box for ‘Do you have further comments’ Remember to Save when you’ve finished BCS suggests that the places listed below are among those that may merit some comment. The list is by no means comprehensive and you will probably want to add further places. Church House Gardens – any development to the south (Churchill Qtr, Site 10 in Local Plan) should be limited in height to reduce impact on the open space and the Conservation Area Bromley North Station – any development to the north of the station (Site 2 in the Local Plan) should be limited in height to reduce impact on the Conservation Area High Street – more greenery and planting possible green walls to soften the impact of unsightly buildings Picturehouse Cinema, High Street north – cinema should be protected from development and excluded from Site 3 Hill Car Park, in the Local Plan (which plans to replace it with housing) former Maplins building (cnr of High Street and Ethelbert Road) – this building contributes to the character of the High Street and should be protected from development former Gaumont cinema building (now Dreams and Wilko in the High Street on the corner of Ravensourne Road) – this building contributes to the character of the High Street and should be protected from development Laura Ashley building, cnr of High Street and Ringers Road) and adjoining neo-Georgian terrace (54-60 High Street) – these buildings contribute to the attractiveness and character of the High Street and should be protected from development Bromley North Station – plant trees in forecourt in front of the listed station building Market Square (and elsewhere) – Heritage Interpretation Panels to provide a public heritage information display about nearby historic buildings Bromley North Village – improve tree planting throughout the area. |
Editor’s Note: This consultation is about what future development of the town centre will look like. It cannot be used to change the amount of future housing that will be built. It can change what it looks like and how high it is.
We would like to see it result in appealing good quality, locality-specific proposals in future rather than the androgynous high rises already put forward.
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