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* High rises in the Local Plan
* housing and a hotel on the civic centre (old palace)
and
* 16+ high rises from the draft Master Plan down the Lower High Street
* and there's others...
Category Archives: BCS news
Waitrose’s Bromley Cliff Face proposals approved.
The proposals were approved. One of the major problems we had with the campaign was the approx 100 supportive comments lodged on the proposals after the first consultation. Most of these were because the authors thought that this proposal would … Continue reading
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Threat to our Art Deco cinema – public meeting on 11th July
The public meeting was well-supported and very constructive, but the committee it elected folded a few weeks later. There is still a group on Facebook to continue in attempts to save the building, but only the facade is in the … Continue reading
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Churchill Theatre – what is the future? How is it affected by the terms of the land’s Endowment?
Freehold to the Theatre and Library building is on the open market. Previously the idea of demolition and construction of housing on the site has been proposed, but all of this could breach the conditions that the land was acquired with. Continue reading
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How we celebrated Broomtime 2024
Bromley is named after the little yellow broom flower – it grew in profusion in the fields – and the town held a festival every year. This year, we will celebrate it, in the Glades! Continue reading
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Saved Demolition! Thanks for your help!
Write now and save this iconic cupola from demolition THIS SATURDAY (4th May 2024) Continue reading
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Our Chair receives the Mayor’s Award for 2024
We are very proud that our Chair, Tony Banfield, was one of ten recipients of the Mayor’s award (for contributions in the voluntary sector). Tony has been pivotal in saving our historical buildings and green space in the town centre, … Continue reading
The Mayor visits our new Display Panels at the Open House 2023 Exhibition
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John Lewis proposal to build tower blocks on the Bromley Waitrose site
It is is necessary to set out clearly the visual impact that the three blocks have on nearby residential areas; also to examine whether the local physical and social infrastructure can cope with such a large development that does not feature in the Local Plan. Continue reading
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The Curious Case of The Table
In May we were contacted by a friend-of-a-friend in the South of France, about a rather stylish antique table. When they bought it, and got it home, they found a note inside:
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UPDATE! The monster Council co-development and its chain reaction of tower blocks down the High Street
UPDATE! As of today, 7th March 2023, the developers have withdrawn the current application. This is great news. We will keep an eye on the site though. PREVIOUSLY we said…
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