Tag: affordable housing

New Housing Development Planned on Beckenham Rd, September 2025

A planning application has been made to the Council for 18 flats and involves the demolition of a large Victorian house on Beckenham Road opposite the old Post Office.

No. 5 Beckenham Road is a large Victorian house from the mid-1800s and one of a group of five surviving villa houses situated close to Beckenham High Street. It is situated in a prominent location, opposite the locally-listed Post Office building near the Grade II-listed Cinema and War Memorial, and close to Beckenham High Street Conservation Area.

5 Beckenham Road, BR3 4PL

The house is currently hidden by scaffolding and sheeting but it is a fine and unaltered example of this kind of grand Victorian house located on a principal road in the Beckenham. The red brick front elevation, yellow London stock brick flank and rear walls, with carved stone lintels and insert panels, remain unpainted unlike its neighbours. It also retains its original timber sliding sash windows and decorated barge boards.

The planning application is for demolition of the  existing building, replacing it with a six-storey block of 18 flats, to accommodate up to 68 people.  An underground car park with 12 parking spaces is proposed, with access at the rear of the site via Westfield Road. Although the development is for more than 10 units, no affordable housing provision has been included in the application.

As far as we are aware, there has not been a public consultation for the scheme. and we do not know if any leaflets have been made available to local residents.

We have written to the council objecting to the application, focussing on the loss of an attractive Victorian building, the scale and density of the new development, the lack of any affordable housing provision, road safety concerns, amongst other issues.

Full details of the planning application are on the Council’s website here 25/01262/FULL
where you can also leave your comments about the proposal.  Or send an email to planning@bromley.gov.uk and the case officer jessica.lai@bromley.gov.uk.

If you wish to comment, you must give your full name and address, or your views may not be registered.

Calverley Close – Public Consultation Event 26 October 2021

 

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Calverley Close, Southend Road

We’ve just been informed that a public consultation event is happening on Tuesday 26th October concerning the entire redevelopment of the estate, after residents voted over the summer in favour of complete regeneration. 

Built in the 1980s near the brow of Beckenham Hill, the estate currently has around 200 homes and is operated by Riverside Housing Association, which manages the Borough’s council housing.  They also operate Coleridge House, a Victorian villa at 79 Bromley Road, which is proposed for demolition and redevelopment.

According to information published in April by Riverside, the existing homes at Calverley Close are proposed to be demolished and replaced with several new blocks ranging in height from three to seven stories.  The total number of new homes would be 358, half of which would be allocated for private sale.  The remainder would be for social rent.  Demolition and construction would be phased over four stages of redevelopment.

A planning application is expected to be submitted after Christmas.

Riverside’s latest information showing current proposals, consultation process and timescale for the redevelopment can be found here:  https://calverleyclose.co.uk/

The Public Consultation Event starts at 18:30 on Tuesday 26th October on Zoom.  You can participate in the consultation event by clicking the link below, a few minutes before this time: www.tinyurl.com/CalverleyClose26October