Category Archives: Planning

Planning; both about the sites proposed in Bromley and how the system works

2010 Area Action Plan Site G – High Street west side

No Planning Application. consultations on high rise blocks down the west side of the high street, including demolition of Ethelbert Close. Continue reading

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2010 Area Action Plan Site F – Palace park lands

Half of the centre portion of the old palace grounds (civic centre) sold, for housing, in October 2019. Continue reading

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2010 Area Action Plan Site E – Pavillion Leisure Centre

Change the Pavillion leisure centre into a shopping mall. Hopefully abandoned. Continue reading

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2010 Area Action Plan Site C – Old Town Halls Tweedy Road

Approved in 2015 for a hotel scheme and 50 flats in South Street car park. Approved, and variation for the town hall (not the flats) submitted August 2018. Continue reading

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2010 Area Action Plan Site B – Adjoining C17 Colleges

Approved despite harm to the 17th Century widows and spinsters colleges. Continue reading

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2010 Area Action Plan Site A – Bromley North Station

Mixed use blocks to surround Bromley North Station. 23-storey and 12-storey applications refused at appeal. Continue reading

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2019 Local Plan Site 10 High Street West

This plan involves Compulsory Purchase and tower blocks over Ethelbert Close, and further blocks down the High Street, demolishing nearly every building, including the former Gaumont Cinema Continue reading

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2019 Local Plan Site 1 ABC Civic Centre

This was the Bishops Palace for the Bishops of Rochester, and later became Stockwell College. These buildings that currently form the seat of our local government is to be split into 3 parts so that the central section can become … Continue reading

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Local Plans

Local Plans set out a framework for the future development of an area, addressing needs and opportunities in relation to housing, the economy and infrastructure – as well as being a basis for safeguarding the environment and securing good design. … Continue reading

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2010 Area Action Plan – identifying high rise sites

In October 2010 Bromley Council approved a major plan for central Bromley which will mould development for the next 15 years.  We were actively involved in the consultation process—commenting on the plan’s general aspirations and the site specific policies it … Continue reading

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