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Object to building these two High Rises – it sets precedent for NINE others

Posted on 6 April 2022 by campaignr

There are 3 proposals in the planning system to build 11 tower blocks (between them) on the west side of the High Street, along the top of the ridge over the Ravensbourne Valley. Though the Churchill Quarter and Maplins sites … Continue reading →

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New Conservation Area in Shortlands! And Bromley’s Conservation Area is extended!

Posted on 30 June 2021 by campaignr

We are delighted to announce that, last month, Bromley Council agreed to a new conservation area for Shortlands! And to extend the one in Bromley Town Centre.

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Famous People – Sir John Lubbock

Posted on 6 June 2021 by campaignr

The Lubbock family lived in the mansion house of High Elms, near Downe. Sir John Lubbock (born 1834) was the son of Sir John Lubbock (born 1801) and was a banker for his family company. He is best known for … Continue reading →

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Thank you for responding!

Posted on 3 June 2021 by campaignr

We have been told that the proposals to spend £1.2m on the B&Q giant green house, and two basket-shaped concrete sculptures, have been dropped! We couldn’t do it without everyone’s help, sharing the news, and writing to object. Thank you!

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The sabotaged bomb at The Greyhound

Posted on 1 May 2021 by campaignr

When I was living in Bromley, during the war I was staying with my grandparents in Sharpes cottages when a bomb dropped into the carpark of the Greyhound hotel and no more than 50 feet from where I was sleeping. … Continue reading →

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Incendiary bombs and ARP wardens at Havelock Brick Pit.. by Arthur Sheppeck

Posted on 25 April 2021 by campaignr

Mr Arthur Sheppeck Some recollections from Arthur Sheppeck, who played in the brickfield, mainly from 1941 to 1949. He remembers the Brick Pit being 60 feet deep. He told Friends of Havelock Rec, in 2015: ‘One day, one of the … Continue reading →

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Let’s NOT spend £1m on a giant greenhouse in the High Street – never mind the two recycled basket funnel sculptures.

Posted on 24 April 2021 by campaignr

The proposal is for the council to spend £1.2million on this ‘Street Clutter’ from money scrimped and saved from other contracts, such as park maintenance.  It is being rushed through so they can construct them in June. Our money is … Continue reading →

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Thanks to your help – Maplin tower block rejected by one vote!

Posted on 23 April 2021 by campaignr

We are grateful to everyone who took the time to object to this development. The Development and Control Committee voted 9 to 8 to reject the proposal for the ugly dominating tower over the former Maplins shop. Losing the application … Continue reading →

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EMAIL NOW – Or this will be approved next week:

Posted on 20 March 2021 by campaignr

Bromley council’s planning officers have recommended that our Development and control committee should approve a 12-storey high rise to be built over the former Maplin’s shop on the corner of Ethelbert Road.  This means that it’s almost certain to go … Continue reading →

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2020 Draft Open Space Strategy – List of Parks with Actions

Posted on 4 January 2021 by campaignr

These are actions, against specific parks, in the Draft Open Space Strategy here: https://cds.bromley.gov.uk/documents/s50083222/Idverde%20Draft%20OPen%20Space%20Strtaegy.pdf Please excuse any duplicates that have not been spotted; they were repeated in the different strategic-objectives tables.  It is expected that many of these will not … Continue reading →

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