Change of use has been granted for 418-420 Croydon Road, the empty furniture shop between Tesco Express and Regal Dry Cleaners, to convert it to a dental surgery. Oasis Dental practice, based in Bristol, won consent for the long-vacant, ground floor, double unit last week . The earlier application to convert the units to a children’s cafe was withdrawn.

Further details can be found online under reference number 14/01995/FULL3

A planning application to expand Sloane House Nursing Home has been submitted. The proposal is to demolish existing garage/workshops and erect a two storey side and rear extension with front and rear dormer to northern wing and provision of new external stairs to rear and detached single storey workshop.

Further details can be found online under reference number 14/01421/FULL1.

An application has been submitted for change of use from a retail unit to a takeaway for the hairdressers next to Kaplan Kebabs on the bridge.

Further details can be found online under reference 14/01232/FULL2.

The furniture shop at 416 Croydon Road next to Tescos Metro has a planning application to become a cafe with a children’s play area aimed at the under 5s. Fingers crossed it doesn’t lie closed for much longer.

Further details can be found online under reference 14/01264/FULL1.

 

 

The planning application to demolish 78 Albemarle Road (corner of Albemarle Road and Downs Bridge Road) and build a three storey block comprising of 9 x 2 bedroom flats has been refused on the grounds of over development.

Further details can be found online under reference 14/00644/FULL1.

A planning application to demolish 6 Manor Way Beckenham BR3 3LJ and build 2 modern detached houses has been lodged.  Details can be found on Bromley Councils website at the link below:

6 Manor Way Beckenham BR3 3LJ

Any residents who wish to comment on the planning application may do so by email to planning@bromley.gov.uk (Reference: 13/02534/FULL1). Please ensure you quote the reference and provide your full name and address including your post code. Failure to provide these details will mean your comments will not be not accepted.

A proposal to erect a detached two storey four bedroom house with associated car parking and replacement garage for No. 30 at land rear of 32 Church Avenue was refused by Bromley Council, details at the following link.

32 Church Avenue

There are fears that ‘backland’ development behind the houses on Church Road could change the scope of the high density development planned for the Rear of 86 to 94 High Street Beckenham and also set an unwelcome precedent for backland development in residential roads. 

Any residents who wish to comment on the appeal must do so by 25 November 2013. The appeal reference number is APP/G5180/A/13/2204226. Comments may be sent by email to TeamP7@pins.gsi.gov.uk, you must ensure that you provide your full name and address including your post code. Failure to provide these details will mean your comments will not be not accepted.

Bromley Council (LBB) has confirmed that the development behind Pierluigi’s restaurant  will provide  28 x Affordable Rent and 16 Shared Ownership. There will be ZERO for private sale. This is a far cry from the planning permission granted that was based on 5 x Affordable Rent, 10 Shared Ownership and 29 for private sale.

Following the granting of planning permission, the Greater London Authority (GLA) has funded the developer L&Q  to provide 100% social housing.  We wrote to the GLA to ask the rationale for changing the accommodation mix that had previously been assessed and agreed between the Council and Developer, to ask why they did not seek feedback from the local community as the changes represent a significant change to the development; and to note local objection to 100% social housing and none for private sale.  Our Cllrs also objected to 100% social housing.

Due to strong opposition Richard Blakeway, the Deputy Mayor of Housing for the GLA,  met with LBB Council. LBB also objected to the site being used solely for social housing, but the GLA were committed to the social housing scheme. LBB also suggested 100% Shared Ownership for the site but this was not supported by the GLA. LBB were able to negotiate a better mix between Affordable Rent and Shared Ownership (the original social housing proposal was 37 Affordable Rent  and 7 x Shared Ownership, the current proposal has 16 Shared Ownership the rest Affordable Rent).

Despite local opposition the GLA did not support any private sale units in this development.  A site of 50% social housing and 50% private sale or even 34% private sale, 33% Affordable Rent and 33% Social Housing would offer a more diverse accommodation mix.

Residents wishing to comment further may wish to contact one or more of the following:

• The Mayor’s Office by email mayor@london.gov.uk  or post Mayor’s Office, GLA,  City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA
• James Cleverly (Bromley and Bexley London Assembly Member) by email james.cleverly@london.gov.uk or post GLA, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA
• Bob Stewart MP by email bob.stewart.mp@parliament.uk or post Parliament Office, Bob Stewart DSO MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA.

Please ensure you state your name, address and post code in your correspondence to ensure your objections are registered.

In September 2012 Bromley Council gave permission for the floors above 30 High Street to be turned into a Bed and Breakfast accommodation. Since then the owner has changed plans and  now wishes to create 15 bedsits instead. Local businesses and residents objected to this and the Council has ruled that the owner cannot change to create bedsits without prior planning approval.  We will let you know if the owner makes a fresh application to change the first and third floors of 30 High Street, currently office space, into bedsits.

Leander Sports and Leisure who have outline planning permission to redevelop and regenerate Kent County Cricket Ground on Worsley Bridge Road have submitted a planning application for a Permanent spectator stand (capacity 2,048 seats) and associated landscaping including remodelling of earth mound. The application can be found at the link below.

13/02711/FULL1 | Permanent spectator stand

Any residents who wish to comment on either planning application should do by 19 Sep 2013. You can comment by email to planning@bromley.gov.uk quoting the relevant planning reference noted above. You must ensure that you provide your full name and address including your post code. Failure to provide these details will mean your comments will not be not accepted.

Planning applications for the redevelopment of the site where Henderson Biomedical used to be and the site next door where Dylon International was on Worsley Bridge Road have been lodged. Combined they will create  221 residential units.

Maybrey Business Park (on the Henderson Biomedical Site)

Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide a part 5, part 7 storey building with 4,122 sq m of Use Class B1 floorspace on the ground floor with 147 residential units above with new access arrangements, provision of 183 car parking spaces at basement level and landscaping, refuse and recycling facilities. Details of the planning application can be found at the link below

Reference 13/01815/FULL1 – Maybrey Business Park

Former Dylon International Site

Erection of five storey building comprising 74 residential units; A1 retail; A3 cafe/ restaurant and a D1 creche in place of Block A03 forming part of the approved planning permission 09/01664 for the redevelopment of the Dylon site.

Reference 13/01973/FULL1 – Former Dylon Site

Any residents who wish to comment on either planning application should do so ASAP. You can comment by email to planning@bromley.gov.uk quoting the relevant planning reference noted above. You must ensure that you provide your full name and address including your post code. Failure to provide these details will mean your comments will not be not accepted.

 

A planning application to demolish 11 The Avenue, Beckenham BR3 5DG and build a 3-storey block of flats in its place has been given permission.

A planning application to demolish The Lodge (on the corner of Park Road opposite South Park Court) and build a 3-storey block of modern flats in its place has been refused by Bromley Council on the following grounds:

“The proposal by reason of the amount of site coverage by buildings and hard surfaces, constitutes a cramped overdevelopment of the site, which together with the bulk and siting of the proposed three storey building would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the Southend Road Conservation Area”.

A planning application to demolish 11 The Avenue Beckenham BR3 5DG and build a 3-storey block of flats in its place has been submitted.  Details can be found on Bromley Councils website at the link below:

11 The Avenue

 

We contacted Leander Sports and Leisure who have outline planning permission to redevelop and regenerate Kent County Cricket Ground on Worsley Bridge Road to get an update.

The site is still being redeveloped and a detailed planning application will be submitted to Bromley Council for a decision by the end of the summer (hopefully September). Leander have confirmed that subject to Council approval work will start on that site as soon as possible and that this will involve bringing heavy machinery on to the site. Leander have appointed a contractor (Galliford Try plc) and their architects (Paul Davis & Partners Architects) are currently outlining a program of works.

Sadly little cricket will be played on the site this year due to the planned works. However Leander have retained the groundsman and have advised that having previously won the County Out Ground of the Year Award they have no intention of letting the ground deteriorate.

A planning application to to demolish The Lodge (on the corner of Park Road opposite South Park Court) and build a 3-storey block of modern flats in its place has been submitted. The Lodge is a building of character in a conservation area. There are also a number of mature trees on the site including 2 two ancient cedar trees currently under a Tree Protection Order that may be affected. Details can be found on Bromley Councils website at the link below:

The Lodge

The council is developing the Local Plan for the Borough as required by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (amended) and in line with the new National Planning Policy Framework published in March 2012.

The Local Plan will set out the vision and objectives for the Borough in 2030 and the strategic and more detailed policies used in determining local planning applications together with a proposals map and specific site proposals.

More information can be found on the Councils website:

Developing Bromley’s Local Plan

As previously reported planning permission has been given for construction of 3 blocks of 4 storey flats on the site. The original development proposal was to provide 15 affordable housing units (35% of the site), the remainder were for private sale. However the developers have now applied to Bromley Council to change the use of the site above to 100% housing association stock (i.e. ‘council housing’). There is local opposition to this change of mix in the housing.

Residents wishing to make a representation can do so in writing or email to Bromley Council at:

Kerry O’Driscoll
Housing Dept
London Borough of Bromley
Civic Centre Bromley
BR1 3UH

Email: kerry.o’driscoll@bromley.gov.uk

You must ensure that you quote the planning reference (PINS Ref. APP/G5180/A/11/2167690) and provide your full name and address
including your post code. Failure to provide these details will mean your comments will not be not accepted.