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10 Appendices

10.1 Housing trajectory

 

10.2 Housing site allocations

Site 1:

Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close

Site area:	5.93 ha
Site policy:	Partial redevelopment of the northern section (A) for civic centre facilities, offices and related activities. Retention of North Block, the Stockwell Building and the multi-storey car park. Development of the central section (B) for around 70 residential units, including the sensitive reuse of the Grade II listed Old Palace. Retention of the south eastern section (C) as a public park. Proposals will be expected to retain public access across the site from Stockwell Close and Rafford Way and to minimise impacts on the Urban Open Space (Local Green Space), Site of Importance for Nature Conservation, and listed buildings.
Local Plan phasing:	Years 6-10
Site area:	5.93 ha
Current status:	The Council’s Executive 18th May 2016 resolved to appropriate part of the site for a public park, part for a new democratic hub and disposal of part of the site subject to planning.

 

Site 2:

Land adjacent to Bromley North Station

Site area:	3 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment for mixed use including 525 residential units, 2000 sqm of office accommodation, space for community use, 230 sqm café/retail, transport interchange and parking. Proposals will be expected to: Provide a sensitive and effective transition between the adjoining low rise residential areas and the higher density town centre. Respect and enhance the setting of the Grade II Listed Bromley North station building Allow for the long term aspirations for improved rail connectivity to central and east London.
Local Plan phasing:	Years 6-10 and 11-15
Site area:	3 ha
Current status:	Included in Bromley Town Centre Housing Zone bid

 

Site 3:

Hill Car Park and Adjacent Lands, Bromley Town Centre

Site area:	1.25 ha
Site policy:	Development for mixed use including retail (150sqm), cultural facilities, car parking for the public and for residential, and 150 residential units. Proposals will be expected to: respect the character of Bromley North Village, the Bromley Town Conservation Area and the locally listed cinema building. Integrate the site into the town centre minimise adverse impacts on the designated Local Green Spaces of Martin’s Hill and Church House Gardens to the west.
Local Plan phasing:	Years 6-10
Site area:	1.25 ha
Current status:	Included in Bromley Town Centre Housing Zone bid

 

Site 4:

Gas Holder site, Homesdale Road, Bickley

Site area:	1 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment for mixed use including 60 residential units. Proposals will be expected to: Include employment floorspace Ensure appropriate remediation of contaminated land on the site is completed Mitigate flood risk
Local Plan phasing:	Years 6-10
Current status:	Gas holders no longer in use.

 

Site 5

Land adjacent to Bickley Station

Site area:	0.85 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment for around 30 residential units. Proposals will be expected to: take account of neighbouring Tree Protection Order reflect local residential character ensure re-provision of station car parking
Local Plan phasing:	Years 6-10
Current status:	Network rail operational uses and scaffolding storage/ distribution yard.

 

Site 6:

Bromley Valley Gym and Adjacent Lands, Chipperfield Road, St Paul’s Cray

Site area:	2.8 ha
Site policy:	Development for mixed use including the re-provision of St Paul Cray library, community uses, the Bromley Valley Gym facilities (a gymnastics centre) and around 200 residential units. Proposals will be expected to: provide significant improvements to the public realm maintain a linear park/route through the site include appropriate parking contribute to aims of the Cray Valley Renewal Area, and respond sensitively to the existing residential neighbourhood
Local Plan phasing:	Years 6-10
Site area:	2.8 ha
Current status:	Bromley Valley Gym, St Paul's Cray library, car parking, linear park.

 

Site 7:

Orchard Lodge, William Booth Road, Penge

Site area:	1.8 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment for around 250 residential units. Proposals will be expected to: Ensure the effective decontamination of existing land and buildings Protect the amenity of adjoining residential properties
Local Plan phasing:	Years 1-5 and 6-10
Current status:	Vacant buildings and hardstanding. Planning permission granted under 16/02117/FULL1 for 252 residential units.

 

Site 8:

Bassetts Campus, Broadwater Gardens, Orpington

Site area:	2.6 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment for around 100 residential units including conversion of Bassett’s House. Proposals will be expected to: Protect and enhance the locally listed Bassett’s House Address the site-wide Tree Protection Order Protect and enhance the Bassett’s Pond SINC Respect the surrounding suburban residential character
Local Plan phasing:	Years 1-5 and 6-10
Site area:	2.6 ha
Current status:	Planning permission granted under 15/04941/FULL3 subject to legal agreement for conversion of Bassett’s House to 13 flats and the development of 102 residential units.

 

Site 9:

Former depot, Bruce Grove, Orpington

Site area:	0.36 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment for around 30 residential units. Proposals will be expected to: Respect and complement The Priory Conservation Area and adjacent listed building Mitigate flood risk Minimise adverse impacts on the amenities of the neighbouring residential street.
Local Plan phasing:	Years 1-5
Current status:	Vacant site. Planning permission was granted under 15/04574/FULL1, subject to legal agreement, for residential development of 28 units.

 

Site 10:

West of Bromley High Street and land at Bromley South

Site area:	4.54 hectares
Site policy:	Redevelopment for mixed use including 1230 residential units, offices, retail and transport interchange. Proposals will be expected to: Incorporate a sensitive design which respects the adjoining low rise residential development whilst optimising its key town centre location. Improve Bromley South Station Provide a high quality public realm and accessibility to and through the site.
Site area:	4.54 hectares
	Provide an attractive and active frontage to the High Street. Be accompanied by a Masterplan to show how the proposed development is consistent with a comprehensive development of the site.
Local Plan phasing:	Years 6-10 and 11-15
Current status:	Partly coincides with Site G in the Bromley Town Centre Area Action Plan. Included in Bromley Town Centre Housing Zone bid.

 

Site 11:

Homefield Rise, Orpington

Site area:	0.75 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment of 18-44 Homefield Rise for around 100 residential units. Proposals will be required to: Create an effective transition between the adjacent town centre and lower rise residential area Respect the amenity of adjoining residential properties
Local Plan phasing:	Years 1-5 and 6-10
Current status:	13 residential properties

 

Site 12:

Small Halls, York Rise, Orpington

Site area:	0.46 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment for around 35 residential units. Proposals will be expected to respect the amenity of adjoining residential properties.
Local Plan phasing:	Years 1-5
Current status:	Vacant. Temporary approval for use as a car park.

 

Site 13

Banbury House, Bushell Way, Chislehurst

Site area:	0.27 ha
Site policy:	Redevelopment for around 25 residential units. Proposals will be expected to respect the amenity of adjoining residential properties. .
Local Plan phasing:	Years 1-5
Current status:	Vacant building.

10.3 Traveller site allocations

Site 14:

Star Lane

22 pitch Gypsy and Traveller council site with planning permission.

 

Site 15:

Old Maidstone Road

14 pitch Gypsy and Traveller council site with planning permission.

 

Site 16:

148 Croydon Road

5 pitch Gypsy and Traveller private site with planning permission.

 

Site 17:

Meadow View, Saltbox Hill

Gypsy and Traveller private site with Certificate of Lawfulness.

 

Site 18:

Archie's Stables, Cudham Lane North

Single pitch Gypsy and Traveller private site with planning permission.

 

Site 19:

Rosedale, Hockenden Lane

Single pitch Gypsy and Traveller private site with planning permission.

 

Site 20:

Southview, Trunks Alley, Hockenden Lane

2 pitch Gypsy and Traveller private site with planning permission.

 

Site 21:

Mead Green, Layhams Road

Historic 2 pitch Gypsy and Traveller private site, no current planning permission.

 

Site 22:

St Joseph's Place, Layhams Road

Historic 2 pitch Gypsy and Traveller private site, no current planning permission.

 

Site 23:

Millie's View, Layhams Road

Historic 2 pitch Gypsy and Traveller private site, no current planning permission.

 

Site 24:

Keston Mobile Park, Layhams Road

Historic 4 pitch Gypsy and Traveller private site, no current planning permission.

 

Site 25:

Keston Travelling Showmen's Ground, Layhams Road

29 plot Travelling Showmen's private site (yard) with planning permission.

 

Site 26:	Land at junction with Sheepbarn Lane, Layhams Road
2  plot Travelling Showmen's private site (yard) with temporary planning permission.

 

10.4 Education site allocations

Key to Education Site Allocations Maps

Site 27:

James Dixon Primary School, William Booth Road

Re-designate this Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) fringe site from MOL to Urban Open Space to facilitate educational expansion opportunities to meet identified need during the plan period.

 

Site 28:

Kentwood Site, High St. Penge (including Adult Education Centre and Harris Primary Academy Kent House)

Allocate for expanded provision, potentially facilitating up to 4FE of secondary education.

 

Site 29:

Langley Park School for Boys and Langley Park School for Girls, Hawksbrook Lane.

Re-designate the two schools complex from Metropolitan Open Land to Urban Open Space and allocate for additional primary school (Langley Park Free School).

 

Site 30:

1 Westmoreland Road

Allocate, in whole or in part, for education use.

 

Site 31:

Bromley Education Trust, Hayes Lane

Re-designate this Green Belt fringe site from Green Belt to Urban Open Space and allocate for additional primary or secondary school during the local plan period.

 

Site 32:

Turpington Lane, Bromley Common

Re-designate this isolated Green Belt site from Green Belt to Urban Open Space and allocate for additional secondary school within part of the site during the local plan period. Note allotments to the north of the site, outside the area allocated for education to be designated as Local Green Space (Appendix 10.8 site no.65).

 

Site 33:

St. Hugh's Playing Field, Bickley Road

Allocate this Urban Open Space site, owned by Bullers Wood School for Girls, for an additional secondary school (Bullers Wood School for Boys).

 

Site 34:

Scotts Park Primary School, Orchard Road

Re-designate this Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) fringe site from MOL to Urban Open Space to facilitate educational expansion opportunities to meet identified need during the plan period.

 

Site 35:

Castlecombe Primary School and Youth Centre, Castlecombe Road

Re-designate this Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) fringe site from MOL to Urban Open Space to facilitate educational expansion opportunities to meet identified need during the plan period.

 

Site 36:

Land at Bushell Way, Chislehurst

Allocate this Urban Open Space (UOS) site for primary education (relocated Chislehurst, St Nicholas or different primary provider). Note adjacent UOS to be designated as Local Green Space (Appendix 7 site no.6).

 

Site 37:

Land adjacent to Edgebury Primary School, Slades Drive

Re-designate this Green Belt fringe site from Green Belt to Urban Open Space and allocate the site, which has a covenant for education use, for an additional secondary school during the local plan period.

 

Site 38:

Edgebury Primary School

Re-designate this Green Belt fringe site from Green Belt to Urban Open Space to facilitate educational expansion opportunities to meet identified need during the plan period.

 

Site 39:

Midfield Site, Midfield Way (including primary school and alternative provision)

Re-designate this Green Belt fringe site from Green Belt to Urban Open Space and allocate for additional education development within the site during the local plan period.

 

Site 40:

St Mary Cray Primary School, High St. St Mary Cray

Re-designate the area of Green Belt within this site from Green Belt to Urban Open Space and allocate for additional education development within the site during the local plan period

 

Site 41:

Wickham Common Primary School, Gates Green Road

Re-designate this Green Belt fringe site from Green Belt to Urban Open Space to facilitate educational expansion opportunities to meet identified need during the plan period.

 

Site 42:

Oaklands Primary, Norheads Lane

Re-designate this Green Belt fringe site from Green Belt to Urban Open Space to facilitate educational expansion opportunities to meet identified need during the plan period.

 

10.5 Parking standards

London Plan Residential Parking Standards

10.6 Areas of Special Residential Character

Areas of Special Residential Character

The following areas, displayed on Map 1, are carried forward from the UDP as designated ASRCs in the Local Plan. They are shown on the Policies Map set Part 1.

1. Park Langley, Shortlands
2. Beckenham Place Park, Foxgrove Avenue & Foxgrove Road (part), Copers Cope
   
3. Petts Wood
   
4. Bickley
   
5. Bromley Common
   
6. Warren Wood Estate, Hayes
   
7. Sidney Road/Kendal Road, Beckenham
   
8. Holmwood (Homewood) Cottages, Rushmore Hill, Pratts Bottom
   
9. Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom

A description of these areas is included in Section 1 . The description of the Petts Wood ASRC has been amended from the UDP.

The following areas, displayed on maps included in the text below, are proposed to be designated as ASRCs in the Local Plan.

10. Chelsfield Park, Chelsfield
    
11. North Copers Cope Road, Copers Cope
    
12. Marlings Park Estate, Chislehurst
    
13. The Knoll, Orpington

Detailed boundaries and descriptions for these areas are included in Section 2.

Guidelines for ASRCs are included in Section 3.

Map 1. Existing and Proposed ASRCs

Section 1. Descriptions of Areas of Special Residential Character carried forward fromtheUDP

1. Park Langley - The original Edwardian core of the Park Langley "garden suburb" is a Conservation Area. The remainder, built sporadically between the 1920's and 1950's, whilst not of the same exceptional standard, has the character of a garden estate given by the quality and appearance of the hedges, walls, fences, and front gardens. The area, which comprises almost exclusively large detached two storey family houses on generous plots, is bounded by Wickham Way to the west, by Barnfield Wood Road to the south, and by Hayes Lane to the north and east. It represents a coherent, continuous and easily identifiable area, which has maintained its character and unity intact.

2. Beckenham Place Park, Foxgrove Avenue & Foxgrove Road (part) -
Beckenham Place Park is a private road with a mixed character and may be considered to fall into two parts:

(i) The western end, a pleasant residential area comprising some post-war as well as substantial inter-war detached family houses of no particular architectural merit, but in a good setting with the statutorily listed lodges to Beckenham Place Park at the entrance from Southend Road.

(ii) The eastern end, where one of the original large Victorian Houses, St. Margaret's, survives amongst dense tree planting, together with more modern developments.

The adjacent open spaces and fine street trees provide most of the area's character of remoteness. Trees within the grounds of St Margaret's, are covered by a Tree Preservation Order. Two other Victorian houses on the north side of the road are included within the Beckenham Place Park Conservation Area (designated August 1993).

In the case of Foxgrove Avenue and Foxgrove Road, the properties are in the main inter/post-war and present a less expansive impression than other parts of this area. The rear gardens are spacious and in most cases provide an important and attractive backdrop to the surrounding open space.

3. Petts Wood – The area includes circa 1500 dwellings within detached and semi-detached properties on circa 112 ha of land. It is bounded by the railway to the north, Chislehurst Road Conservation Area to the north east, tree preservation orders and the railway to the north west and the west (excluding Urban Open Space, properties within Petts Wood Station Square Conservation area and other areas which include retail and carparking uses), part of St John’s Road to the south west, the Chenies Conservation Area and residential areas considered to be of distinct character and/or standard to the south and west of Crofton Lane and east of Grosvenor Road.

The original plans for Petts Wood date from the late 1920s and the early 1930s. Whilst there have been some changes post war the prevailing design of the buildings is from the 1930s and remains largely intact. Some of the properties have been built by the distinguished designer Noel Rees who designed all of the building within the neighbouring Chenies Conservation area. Whilst houses were built over a number of years, in a number of similar though varied styles, the road layout and plot sizes were established in an overall pattern, following the garden suburb principle which largely remains intact today. The large plots which are spaciously placed were originally designed following the garden suburb principle by developer Basil Scruby. The regularity of front building and rear building lines, the consistency in the front roof lines largely untouched by roof extensions or conversions and the symmetry between pairs and neighbouring pairs of houses are of importance in defining the character of the area. The Petts Wood ASRC has an open, suburban and semi-rural feel, predicated by low boundaries and visible front gardens set back from the road as well as the width of the separation between the houses which is of a particularly high standard. This allows many of the trees and greenery which prevail throughout the area to be seen from the street. Large rear gardens also provide the area with a high level of amenity. The plot sizes, the alignment of the houses to the Garden Suburb principle underline the character, rhythm, symmetry and spatial standards of the ASRC.

The separation between building and the rhythm and pattern of the houses adds to the special character. In many cases there is a much wider separation between houses than in other parts of the Borough which demands a higher degree of separation between buildings to maintain the special character, the openness and feel of the area. Where there are pairs of houses that complement the rhythm of the street scene there is also a prevailing symmetry between the houses. This symmetry can also be seen between neighbouring pairs. The plots are set out in such a way that the spacious character is one of a clear detached and semi-detached nature. The front roof lines also enhance the character of the area being largely untouched by roof extensions and conversions at the front.

This allows many of the trees and greenery which prevail throughout the area to be seen from the street scene. Large rear gardens often in excess of 120ft are a feature of the ASRC and provide the area with a high level of amenity and contribute to nature conservation.

4. Bickley - This area stretches from the railway to the south of Bickley Park Road to Chislehurst Road in the north; from Pines Road in the west to Station Approach in the east. It includes the outlier of the enclave around Merlewood Drive. It excludes the 1960s redevelopment of what was formerly Bickley Hall and surrounds the Conservation Area in Woodlands Road. While some later development has taken place, the character of the area is essentially that of spacious inter-war residential development, with large houses in substantial plots adjacent to the Conservation Areas of Chislehurst and Bickley.

5. Bromley Common - This is a pleasant residential area of established detached and primarily semi-detached properties adjacent to the Hollydale Recreation Ground. The area includes properties in Hollydale Drive, Rowan Walk, Lakeside Drive and Beverley Road and the Hollydale Recreation Ground, which is designated Urban Open Space. The area is a link between the residential areas closer to Bromley and the spaciousness of the Farnborough and Keston Park Conservation Areas.

6. Warren Wood Estate, Hayes - This is a cohesive inter-war estate of detached and semi-detached properties on Holland Way, Sandiland Crescent and part of Westland Drive. The houses were built in a similar style by the same developer between 1929 and 1939. Details of the design and layout, such as windows, rooflines, materials and floor layouts were varied to give each property a distinctive character. The topography of the area affects the juxtaposition of some of the properties and also results in relatively small plot sizes. Few of the properties have been altered and, where they have, changes have usually been undertaken in the original style.

7. Sidney Road/Kendal Road, Beckenham - The area comprises substantial early Edwardian, semi-detached houses, some of which have been converted into flats. The properties have considerable character, with features such as decorated facades, bargeboards, and iron balconies and columns typical of the period. The properties have small gardens fronting the street, with a number of trees in both public and private areas.

The style of the houses is essentially uniform and although some houses were destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, they have been replaced by dwellings which are reasonably sympathetic to the character of the original. Numbers 1 and 2 Sydney Road are slightly different in design from the others but both contribute to the road’s character. Number 1 is a more substantial dwelling, although it has many features in common with the other houses in the road. Number 2 incorporates an archway leading to a courtyard at the rear. Both individually and together, Sidney Road and Kendal Road have a pleasing unity of appearance.

8. Holmwood (Homewood) Cottages, Rushmore Hill, Pratts Bottom - The properties are located on the eastern side of Rushmore Hill. The area encompasses a limited number of locally listed buildings which are of clapboard construction. They are attractive in appearance and form an area of distinctive character by virtue of the traditional materials used. While some changes have been made to the individual properties, they represent good examples of this form of construction, and the area is easily definable.

9. Orchard Road, Pratts Bottom - The overall impression of this area is one of a pleasant, semi-rural residential area, with individually designed, detached properties in very generous plots. Deep verges, large mature trees and planting contribute greatly to the area’s attractive appearance. The area beyond the gardens of the properties is designated as Green Belt.

The houses are mainly inter-war and post-war, and, while varied in style, materials and construction, are all detached. The area has distinctive high spatial characteristics with properties set on large plots well back from the gravel road. The area is relatively small, encompassing only nine properties on the south side of Orchard Road. It is distinguishable from the nearby properties by the large plot sizes.

Section 2: Detailed Boundaries and Descriptions of Additional Areas Proposed for Designation as ASRCs in the Local Plan

10 Chelsfield Park, Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom

Chelsfield Park ASRC

Area Description

Chelsfield Park estate includes circa 370 dwellings on 81 ha of land. The area is bounded by the railway line and the A21 and mostly inset within Greenbelt land which provides it with robust and defensible boundaries and with a form of insularity which informs its character. The area was established from 1925 through to the 1930s onwards by Homestead following the Garden Suburb principles, with many of the houses designed by local architect George Rose. The road layout and the large plots specific to the estate are protected by a covenant. The area includes a mix of detached suburban properties, ranging from original Homestead chalets and cottage houses to a majority of large contemporary five to six bedrooms family houses built in a variety of styles. Most houses are set within very large plots laid out along long roads with far reaching perspectives, showcasing visible landscaped, often hedged front gardens and substantial rear gardens. Trees, including a large number of mature trees, predominate within the landscape in some parts obscuring the building line, they can be seen in the gaps between buildings and within the numerous hedges which define property boundaries and contribute to the area’s rural feel. Whilst this is not the case everywhere due to the high number of contemporary redevelopments there are still parts of the estate where the gaps between houses can range to 6 metres to an excess of 10 metres, which contributes to the area’s leafy and rural character as trees tend to be planted in those gaps. Parts of the estate have an even stronger semi-rural character particularly where it adjoins greenbelt land; continuous tree lines and hedges can be found on roads such as on the western end of World’s End Lane and on the eastern side of Chelsfield Hill. The estate also comprises areas of greenbelt which include woods and agricultural grazing land. These are partly designated as a Grade I Site of Interest for Nature Conservation which includes species rich grassland. The distinct character of Chelsfield Park results mostly from its spacious sylvan, landscaped and semi-rural setting combined with the wide variety in the styles, sizes and designs of houses.

11. North Copers Cope Road, Copers Cope

North Copers Cope Road ASRC

Area Description

The area forms a distinctive and coherent mostly Victorian and Edwardian enclave which provides a sense of entry into the residential part of Copers Cope Road. It includes 20 houses on 30 ha. It has a robust and defensible boundary being bounded by Metropolitan Open Land to the east and the west, by a 2/3 storey brick indoor recreational facility to the north west, contemporary three storey flatted development with a distinctive character to the north west, and by a mix of interwar, post-war and contemporary development interspeded with a few Victorian villas to the south.

119-169 Copers Cope Road

These are three storey semi-detached brick Victorian housing built in the early 1900s by local Beckenham builders Syme and Duncan in what would become known as the Edwardian style, featuring bay windows, ornate pitched wooden porches and decorative brickwork and plasterwork. These properties feature hip roofs with slate tiles and chimneys typical of the era. Some of the facades of these properties however have been rendered or pebble dashed.

Buildings are inset within long and narrow plots backing Metropolitan Open Land (New Beckenham Recreation Ground). Narrow gaps between buildings are often occupied by garage facilities yet allow glimpses into the vegetation of back gardens.

Properties have front gardens, some open, some bounded by low boundary walls or hedges. A significant proportion of these front gardens have been paved or tarmacked and are being used as parking spaces.

76- 80 Copers Cope Road

This is a set of three brick Edwardian houses built in the late 1900s, also by local Beckenham builders Syme and Duncan. The houses feature hip roofs with chimneys typical of the era, sculpted wooden porches over ground level balconies; a varied combination of patterned cased multi panelled windows and pitched roof front elevations with apparent decorative wood beams.

These properties are located close to one another with trees and side extensions preventing views into MOL at the back. They are fronted by paved driveways and grassed/green area on raised planters.

82-86 Copers Cope Road

These unremarkable interwar/postwar properties are aligned with the three Edwardian houses at 76-80 Copers Cope Road and share similar spatial standards in terms of their plot size and front and rear garden depth. They have been included in the ASRC to create a defensive boundary and encourage future development to reflect and enhance the positive features of nearby and adjacent Victorian and Edwardian properties.

12. Marlings Park Estate, Chislehurst

Marlings Park Estate ASRC

Area Description

The area comprises a total of 279 residential properties developed from the 1930s to the 1970s. The area is bounded by the A208 and Greenbelt to the West, the railway to the south and by residential areas of a distinct character to the east and the north beyond Leeson Hill which all provide a defensible and robust boundary. It includes a majority of two storey detached properties set within plots regularly laid out onto long roads. Houses include good size back gardens and front gardens most of which remain open and many of which are landscaped with trees, shrubs and flower beds and/or fronted by low boundary walls. Properties on Orpington Road however are an exception as these feature gates, high boundary walls and hedges in keeping with the larger average size and footprint of houses which are set within larger and longer plots than in other parts of the area. Trees to the rear and in gaps between properties are visible from the street. The public realm is of a high quality with pavements featuring grassed verges and trees. Most houses are of a good quality Neo Tudor architectural or Arts and Craft design which gives pride of place to English vernacular features. Properties typically combine the use of materials such as the use of half timbering and weather boarding, hung tiling, plain or ornamental brickwork or render and are topped with various types of often multilevel roofs adding to their character, including mansard, hip, barn hip and gambrel roofs. Most windows are multi-panelled case and bow windows.

13. The Knoll, inc. Dale Wood Road (part), Lynwood Grove, Mayfield Avenue, Broxbourne Road and the closes off them, Petts Wood and Knoll

The Knoll ASRC

Area Description

The area brings together four streets (described separately) and the closes off them. The area has a defensible and robust boundary by virtue of the changes in the densities, pattern, and general qualities of the surrounding areas.

Dale Wood Road and Lynwood Grove are residential streets which include a majority of post-war detached (Dale Wood Road) and interwar semi-detached (Lynwood Grove) two storey properties inset in spacious plots and built with distinctive Arts and Crafts features. Dale Wood Grove comprises a homogeneous stretch of houses mostly rendered in white, featuring pitched roofed front elevations, bow windows at ground floor level and cased panelled windows inset in sizeable plots regularly lined up against the streets. Most properties are joined at the hip by pitch roofed garages. The gaps between buildings over garages allow views into the mature vegetation of rear gardens. Properties feature shared grassed and landscaped front gardens with mature vegetation and bounded by low stone or brick boundary walls, separated from one another by driveways. The resulting streetscape is enhanced by the rising slope northwards. A line delimitated with slabs - sometimes large boulders - marks the beginning of patches of grass in the continuity of front gardens, which sometimes feature mature trees.

Lynwood Grove features a majority of white rendered, quirky and asymmetrically composed houses featuring steep rooflines, arched porches and pitch-roofed front elevations. The design of some of the houses includes unusual features and detailing such as balconies, octagonal, full circle and cased diamond panelled windows with shutters. Properties feature a mix of open plan or landscaped front gardens delimitated by low boundary walls or hedges. Creative use is often made of planted boundary walls and hedges to delimitate side boundaries and front gardens, as well as of paving materials for driveways. Variations in the topography of the streets allow for an. Gaps between houses combined with variations in roof shapes and the level of the street allow for interesting streetscape and perspectives as well as glimpses into rear gardens. The street features landscaped sidewalk verges lined up with the properties’ front gardens with a variety of trees species, including mature trees. There is a landscaped roundabout at street mid-point.

Mayfield Avenue is a residential street which features typical detached two storey interwar housing inset within substantial plots, many of which in the neo-Tudor style, featuring hip roofs with front or side pitched roof elevations. The properties are fronted by regularly aligned, often open plan and grassed, sometimes paved and hedged front gardens. The public realm is good quality and features grassed verges aligned with or in the continuity of front gardens, also planted with a variety of tree species, including mature trees). There is an interwar church at the junction of Lynwood Grove, Knoll Rose and Mayfield Avenue flanked by a spacious lawn to the east which opens up the perspective to the north of the street. Regular gaps between buildings enable views into the vegetation of back gardens. To the south of Westholme, houses are mostly fronted by open plan grassed front- gardens. To the north, most properties’ front gardens have been tarmacked, in use as parking areas, and are fronted by hedges.

Broxbourne Road is a residential street which includes distinctive examples of interwar brick housing featuring tiled hip roofs, decorative brickwork and decorative design features. The public realm is high quality with grassed verges aligned with front gardens, planted with a variety of tree species. The southern part of Broxbourne Road includes a number of two storey detached interwar properties typical of the northern section of the street and features the same high quality public realm, the pattern of development however has been disrupted by the intrusion of post-war development of a different scale including bungalows and semi-detached housing. A number of the landscaped front courtyards and gardens which enhance the properties to the north part of the road have been paved over and are losing their openness to high brick boundary wall.

Section 3. GuidelinesforASRCs

When considering applications for new development in Areas of Special Residential Character (ASRCs), the Council, as well as applying the general housing policies, will pay particular regard to the policy on residential conversions and the following development control guidelines for such areas:

1. Developments likely to erode the individual quality and character of the ASRCs will be resisted. Reference will be made to the description of areas given below for a determination of individual quality and character.
2. Residential density shall accord with that existing in the area.
3. Spatial standards of new development (plot width, garden depth and plot ratio) shall accord with the general pattern in the area.
4. The general height of existing buildings in the area shall not be exceeded.
5. The space between a proposed two or more storey development and the side boundary of the site should accord with that prevailing in the area.
6. Backland development will not be permitted.
7. New development will be required to take account of existing front and rear building lines.
8. Existing mature trees and landscaping shall be retained wherever possible.
9. Conversions, where appropriate, will only be acceptable where they do not adversely alter the external appearance of the building or the landscaping qualities of the area.
10. Proposals, including conversions that are likely to significantly increase the proportion of hard surfacing in front of existing properties, will be resisted unless accompanied by satisfactory landscaping proposals.
11. Materials shall match or complement those in adjoining existing developments.
12. Areas of land indicated as Urban Open Space on the Proposals Map will not be developed for any purpose.
    

10.7 Areas of Archaeological Significance

These sites relate to policy 46 in Chapter 5.

Location	Period
Baston Manor, Keston	Pre-historic/Roman
Area around Parkwood, Beckenham	Medieval/Post Medieval
Grounds of Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard	Roman
Bolderwood Way, West Wickham	Roman
Bombers Farm	Medieval/Post Medieval
Chelsfield Village & surrounding area	Medieval/Post Medieval
Area near Civic Halls, Crofton Road	Roman Villa/Iron Age
Area containing Crystal Palace Park	Post Medieval
Cudham Village & surrounding area	Medieval/Post Medieval
Downe Court Farm	Medieval/Post Medieval
Downe Village & surrounding area	Medieval/Post Medieval
Fairtrough Farm	Medieval/Post Medieval
Farnborough Village	Roman/Saxon/Medieval/Post Medieval
Foxgrove Road & The Avenue, Beckenham	Medieval/Post Medieval
Hayes & West Wickham Commons	Pre-historic/Roman/Medieval
Holwood/Warbank, Keston	Pre-historic/Roman/Medieval
Hostye Farm	Medieval/Post Medieval
Norstead Manor, near Pratts Bottom	Medieval/Post Medieval
Area between North Pole Lane and Nash Lane, near West Wickham	Pre-historic/Roman/Medieval
Oakley & Bromley Common	Pre-historic/Roman
Old Beckenham	Medieval/Post Medieval
Old Bromley, including the Bishops Palace	Medieval/Post Medieval
Old Mottingham	Medieval/Post Medieval
Old Wickham	Pre-historic/Roman/Medieval/ Post Medieval
Upper Cray Valley	Pre-historic/Roman/Saxon/Medieval/Post Medieval
Area containing Scadbury Manor, Chislehurst	Medieval/Post Medieval
Sheepbarn Lane, Highams Hill, near Biggin Hill	Pre-historic/Roman
Fox Hill Shaw	Pre-historic/Roman

10.8 Local Green Space

Local Green Space Site Boundaries and Statements of Significance

This Appendix shows the boundaries and Statements of Significance of the 25 sites proposed for designation as Local Green Space in the Local Plan, in alphabetical order. These sites are displayed on the map below.

Local Green Space Sites

Site 43:

Alexandra Recreation Ground

Alexandra Recreation Ground- Statement of Significance

This local park was opened by the Council in 1891 and retains some of its original layout including the circular footpath and mature trees which closely follow the park’s border. The original park area was north of Maitland Road, the southern part having been added in the early 20th century. A late 19th century locally listed granite drinking fountain erected in 1891 by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, stands in the footpath where the northern half of the park meets the southern green.

The park provides a range of recreational facilities including playing fields to the north (now used by Seymour Football Club), a centrally located 1930s bowling green and paddling pool (one of only two in the borough) with a picnic area and a wooded fenced off children's play area to the south. It is a link in the Green Chain and Capital Ring walks and is easily accessible through Bromley’s local cycle network. The Friends of Cator Park and Alexandra Palace organise a number of community events in the park including bird walks, tree walks and gardening sessions.

There are views from the north east towards the Crystal Palace transmitting station to the west, the spire of the locally listed Holy Trinity Church on Lennard Road to the north and of the streets of Victorian properties on Maitland Road and Alexandra Road from the south. Benches scattered around the park enable enjoyment of these views and of the park’s quietness, which provides a resting place away from the A213 to the east.

Site 44:

Beckenham Green

2. Beckenham Green- Statement of Significance

This local park was laid out in 1967 on a site derelict for years following significant Second World War bomb damage to this part of Beckenham Town Centre. An area of the park to the east, now in use by the children of Bromley Road Primary School, was safeguarded for pupils of adjacent schools at the time.

The park forms part of the approach to Beckenham High Street from the north providing a green which is relatively quiet to the adjacent high street as well as a resting place for visitors to the town centre. The green is contiguous to St George’s Church’s green to the south and there are views of the church's spires over its northern tree boundary. It softens the transition between the 19th century character of the town centre which includes the Church and shopping parades on the high street and more modern development on Rectory Road. The park includes lawns and flower beds with mature trees along its borders including a row of London Planes along its northern edge and a wilder area of woodlands on the southern boundary. It is regularly used by local business owners and residents to host community events including markets, concerts and performances which make use of its central stage, and also religious processions.

 

Site 45:

Bromley Palace Park

Bromley Palace Park - Statement of Significance

This park, which features a lake to the east, provides a striking setting to a number of historic assets. It includes the remains of the landscaped grounds of the former palace and official residence of the Bishop of Rochester (sold to Mr Coles Child, a merchant, in 1845). The lake forms part of the Saron moat dug by Saxons for their Norman conquerors. There are long views towards the landscaped forecourt of the Grade II Listed Bromley Palace building, erected in 1775 for Bishop John Thomas, across the lawned area to the west of the lake. The site of the former St Blaise well at the lake’s northern tip is occupied by a modern fountain adjacent to a Grade II listed 19^th century rockery created by James Pulham and Sons for Coles Child. There are views towards a fountain across the lake from this site. To the south of the lake and beside the Grade II Ice House is a second listed larger Pulhamite rockery. The low brick wall parallel to the footpath at the south end of the lake may be a 18^th Century ha-ha or the work of James Pulham and Sons.

The site is a designated Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation retaining mature ornamental trees alongside wilder areas and woodlands by the lake. Its key features are described in the 2009 SINC citation. The park is a key stop on The Friends of Bromley Town Parks and Gardens heritage walk. It is used for leisure by local residents and as the setting for wedding parties. It provides a quiet space off Kentish Way to the west and Widmore Road to the north and is a valuable open space in an area of deficiency.

 

Site 46:

Bull Lane Allotmenets

Bromley Lane Allotments- Statement of Significance

Bull Lane allotments were laid out in 1884 to provide income for the rector and food and employment for the working families of Chislehurst. Continuous use as allotments has improved the fertility of the soil. The site provides a secluded and beautiful recreational space primarily enjoyed by the community of allotment holders for the benefits they provide in terms of relaxation, locally grown food and access to nature. Over 80 plots are laid out in a lawned area enclosed by high hedges and trees with views towards the eastern elevation of the Statutory Grade II Listed early 20th century Easden House which sits adjacent to its north-western boundary. The allotments provide a quiet space approximately 100m from Bromley Lane (the A22) to the north and Royal Parade (the A208) to the east. They are open to all sections of the community and include a plot for children of the local St Nicholas School in Chislehurst Common Road.

Some plots are used as a nursery to nurture native trees and shrubs destined for Chislehurst Common. There is also a small orchard and a small pond. The site’s biodiversity benefits from its use as allotments and it has been documented to accommodate common shrews, frogs and toads as well as slow worms. The north western hedgerow includes a good mix of native species including common hawthorn and hazel, providing important shelter for birds, invertebrates, mammals and reptiles. Uncut areas of long grass provide an important habitat for invertebrates such as butterflies and caterpillars and the site includes a variety of nectar sources which can generally be considered to benefit pollinators.

Site 47:

Cator Park

Cator Park- Statement of Significance

The local park forms part of Aldersmead Road Conservation Area. Laid out in 1885-1889, it was formerly known as the Kent House Pleasure Gardens which formed part of the Cator Estate and remained enclosed for local frontagers until acquired by the Local Authority in 1932. There are important views towards the semi-detached Victorian properties on Aldersmead Road over the park’s western hedge. The park retains much of its original layout together with some very old mature trees. Tree species include Corsican pines, pedunculated oaks, pines, narrow leaf ash and limes.

The park fulfils a range of recreational functions as it includes a children’s playground to the east and sports fields to the north (now used by Langley Junior Football Club). It also serves as an important link for the Green Chain, Capital Ring walks and Bromley’s local cycle network.

Pipistrelle and Daubenton’s bats feed along the canalised Chaffinch and Brook rivers. The hedge on the south-eastern boundary has a mixture of oak, ash, field maple and traveller’s joy providing cover for wildlife. The park also has areas of long vegetation, a good nectar source for pollinators. The Friends of Cator Park and Alexandra Recreation Ground organise a range of community events such as green chain walks, summer walks, bird walks, bat walks and tree walks.

 

Site 48:

Chislehurst Recreation Ground, Walden Recreation Ground, Whytes Woodlands and Walden Woods

Chislehurst Recreation Ground, Walden Recreation Ground, Whytes Woodlands and Walden Woods - Statement of Significance

This local park brings together (from North to South) Chislehurst Recreation Ground, Whytes Woodlands and the adjacent bird sanctuary, Walden Recreation Ground and Walden Woods.

Chislehurst Recreation Ground formed part of the manorial grounds of the Lord of Chislehurst. It was acquired by the Chislehurst and Sidcup District Council for use as a recreation ground in the early 20th century. Whytes Woodland was conveyed to the District Council in 1938 by owner Agnes Kay Whyte for the benefit of the local community. A part of the woodland was preserved as a bird sanctuary with no access. At that time Walden Recreation Ground was also sold to the UDC.

The combined sites are shielded from the A208 by residential properties and other development and are used for informal leisure activities by local residents. There are also a range of recreational facilities: The Invicta Scouts hut is located on Chislehurst Recreation Ground, which is also home to Elmstead FC which secured funding to improve the now floodlit football pitches, and Chislehurst Tennis Club. There also is a children's playground. The Friends Group are actively involved in maximising the site’s health, recreational and educational benefits. They have raised money for a fitness trail and secured a community grant from to fund the provision of lighting to facilitate youth activities after dusk. They have also supported initiatives such as the national Walk for Health. The sites have also been used as outdoor classrooms by the pupils of Red Hill School and by scouts. The Friends Group organise events such as the music festival Chislehurst Rocks, and an annual fireworks in partnership with other stakeholders.

The Green Chain walk links the residential areas to the west and Red Hill to the south. It provides a shortcut for locals to local shops and facilities and to and from Elmstead Wood Station. Chainsaw wood carvings funded by local businesses were installed in 2013 on the footpath linking Chislehurst and Walden Recreation Grounds. There are views from Chislehurst Recreation Ground to Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the high street.

Site 49:

College Green and Slip

College Green and Slip - Statement of Significance

The College Green and the Slip were originally part of the Land of Bromley College’s Almshouses. It was opened as a public park in 1985. The site is a setting to a number of historic assets. No. 11 College Slip is a prominent locally listed 19th century cottage to the north of the slip, the public footpath which links the upper end of Bromley’s High Street to West Street. There is a listed telephone kiosk at the junction of the Slip and of the entrance to The Green. The Green also provides important rear views of Bromley and Sheppards College from and across the site from West Street.

The Green and the Slip’s amenity and biodiversity values have been enhanced by Bromley’s ‘Green Gym’, an initiative from Bromley’s Conservation Volunteers which aims to improve mental and physical health through the undertaking of practical conservation activities in green spaces. They have also taken steps to make the site’s historic relationships with the grounds of Bromley College more apparent. The volunteers planted an orchard of fruit trees and an herb garden to reflect its former use by the kitchen of the almshouse. At the heart of College Green is an ancient mulberry tree which dates from the late 17^th/early 18^th century. A circular bed planted with plants from the 17^th century Tradescant List including Solomon’s seal and Lilly of the Valley currently surrounds the tree.

The Green includes seating areas used by local workers and visitors to Bromley Town Centre. Wooden benches have been designed and installed by the Green Gym volunteers. The volunteers have also built an insect hotel and beetle loggeries and planted a woodland area mixed with wildflowers featuring hazel, hawthorn and field maple, providing a good habitat for birds and a nectar source for pollinators. Raised beds have been planted with wild strawberries, poppies and geraniums. The Slip’s verges have been planted with meadow seeds and feature a dead wood hedge designed to attract insects.

Site 50:

Dorset Road Allotments

Dorset Road Allotments- Statement of Significance

These allotments, (formerly known as the Churchfield Road Allotments), have been in use for over a hundred years and were granted a Green Flag Community Award by the DCLG for eleven consecutive years. The allotments are surrounded by woodlands and there are two streams running through the site with riverbanks rich in berries and flowers including bluebells. The wildlife garden (accessible by wheelchair), was funded by an ‘Award for All’ grant, secured by the Dorset Road Allotments and Leisure Gardens Association and features native hedges, a wildflower meadow and a pond with amphibians. Logpiles and a hibernaculum provide homes for slow worms and reptiles. There is a bee apiary and the allotments provide a habitat rich in nectar sources for the bees. Protected bird species including the lesser spotted woodpecker, house sparrows and song thrushes have been seen on site.

The allotments are open to the public during set times at the weekend and open community events such as bonfire nights and fundraising days are regularly held on site. They are regularly visited by local school and scout groups. Plot holders include the local Stewart Fleming Primary School on Witham Road and Chaffinch Brook School in Croydon. The site also includes a dog training area, a shop and clubhouse building and a picnic area.

 

Site 51:

Downe Orchard

Downe Orchard Downe Orchard- Statement of Significance

The publicly accessible orchard was planted in March 1992 by local residents on disused allotments land and features a wide variety of Kentish apples including Bascombe’s Mystery, Cobham, Colonel Vaughn, Gooseberry Apple, Mabbotts Pearmain, Kentish Fillbasket and Tydeman’s Orange. The site’s biodiversity value is recognised by its proposed designation as a Borough Grade II Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. Key features are described in the 2011 citation. Local residents have enhanced the site’s biodiversity by seeding the land with wildflower mix and planting mistletoe in the trees. ‘Apple Day’ is celebrated and there are pruning and mulching days. The site is also used for walks and for picking apples.

 

Site 52:

Frankswood Amenity Green

Frankswood Amenity Green – Statement of Significance

The green was included as a key feature of the Morell Estate, a suburban development laid out in the 1930s following Garden Suburb principles. It marks the approach to the Petts Wood area. Mature trees prolong wooded vistas along Frankswood Avenue and Lakeswood Drive. The green is an important amenity for local residents including the local parishioners of the adjacent St James the Great Church, local scout groups and the wider community.

 

Site 53:

Havelock Recreation Ground

Havelock Recreation Ground- Statement of Significance

Havelock Recreation Ground, locally known as “The Brickfield”, is accessed via a public footpath off Homesdale Road (the A222) where it provides a quiet and secluded green space shielded by the surrounding residential properties.

The site became an Asset of Community Value in 2015, having been nominated by the Friends of Havelock Recreation Ground. Existing brickworks were extended to this site by Coles Child, a merchant and Lord of the Manor, in Victorian times. The disused brickfield was converted into a recreation ground by Bromley Council in 1963. The grounds have been used by the 3rd Bromley Scouts Group since its opening for games and other scouting activities. It is also used by the local Raglan Primary School for outdoor activities and for general fitness and leisure activities by local residents. The Friends of Havelock Recreation Ground frequently organise local community events including picnics, hoedowns and Dog Olympics. Some of these events have been sponsored through donations of the Homesdale Road and Chatterton Road business communities.

The site’s biodiversity, which is in an area known to be deficient in access to nature, has been enhanced and improved through activities organised by the Friends Group such as bulb and hedge planting. There are hedgerows of native species on the site, which provide a good habitat for birds; house sparrows, common black-headed gulls and starlings have been sighted. There are areas of long grass which are good for pollinators as well as mature specimen trees on the eastern corner. The site also hosts a population of stag beetles. The Friends Group have organised biodiversity-related fun or educational events such as bird box painting and bug hunting sessions for children and families.

 

Site 54:

Hollydale Open Space

Hollydale Open Space - Statement of Significance
The local park provides a quiet spot at the heart of a residential area bounded by the busy Oakley Road (A233) to the West, Hastings Road (A21) to the East and Croydon Road (A232) to the south.

The park used to form part of the grounds of Hollydale House which belonged to the Fitzpatrick family in the mid-18th century. At that time, the grounds were landscaped and the river rising in Holwood was dammed to create two ornamental lakes. Following the house’s demolition in the 1930s, the grounds were acquired by the Council. Parts were sold off to be developed and the surviving lakes and some woodlands were included as part of a public park. The stable blocks remain as private dwellings at 32 Croydon Road, nearby the site’s southern entrance. It is cut off from the open space by parts of the former brick kitchen garden wall. The park still includes trees and shrub specimens brought back by members of the Fitzpatrick family who worked for the East India Company. Some of the trees in the park are over 150 years old. The site’s lawned area to the north east features a gazebo moved from Crystal Palace Park. The Friends of Hollydale Open Space organise heritage walks.

The park has wheelchair friendly paths leading to the lake and to a children’s playground improved through a grant from Award for All obtained by the Friends of Hollydale Open Space. It is enjoyed by local residents through a variety of informal leisure activities. A range of community events prompted by the Friends Group take place in the park including family days and Easter egg hunts.

The park has important biodiversity value recognised by its designation as a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation proposed to be extended to the north in 2011. The small oval island at the centre of the lake is a nature conservation area funded by a grant from Veolia’s Environmental Trust secured by the Friends group. Common pippistrelle, soprano pippistrelle and Daubenton’s bats forage in the park and there are kingfishers, woodpeckers and herons. Many areas have been planted to attract bees, butterflies and insects. The friends group have installed a stag beetle loggery. They organise events revolving around the park’s wildlife including bat walks, tree walks and nature walks.

Site 55:

High Broom Wood

High Broom Wood- Statement of Significance

High Broom Wood was part of the Monks Orchard Estate in the mid-19th century. The woods became distinct from the estate following the construction of Bethlem Hospital in 1928, Monks Orchard Road in 1931 and of residential areas to the east in the 1950s and 60s. There are still ornamental trees on the site including acacia robinia and pseudo acacias.

The woods are a recognised Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). The site features dense areas of woodland along the natural River Beck corridor. This stretch of the River Beck is one of the remaining few where banks are naturally formed and is the recognised border with Croydon and between Surrey and Kent.

The woods include an area of Semi-Natural Ancient Woodlands edged by mature oak and robinia, with key features described in the existing SINC quotation. These include veteran trees with species such as sweet chestnuts and oaks. Deadwood piles have been left by the Friends Group to encourage insects that rely on decaying wood such as stag beetles. The rest of the woods include areas of mainly alder woodlands to the south east of the river and areas of younger woodlands to the North West which feature young ash, sycamore, cherry trees and alders. There are small areas of damp woodlands which include leaved golden saxifrage, kingcup, lady’s smock, wavy bittercress and pendulous sedge, all regionally rare in London. Bird species sighted in the woods include, goldcrest, bullfinch and grey heron. The site is home to bats and other mammals.

In addition to actively seeking to enhance the site’s biodiversity, the Friends of High Broom Wood play a key role in promoting it organising events including bat walks, lectures to senior citizens, school students and organisations such as the Soroptimist Society in Beckenham or West Wickham’s Emmanuel Church Fellowship Group.

A 2011 grant from Transport for London led to the installation of chainsaw carved work and seating, wheelchair and pushchair friendly paths and interpretation boards. Bromley’s 7th Scout Group use the site to obtain their nature badge. The Woods are used by local schools and cub groups for forest school, nature walks, plant/animals identification studies, country running and orienteering. It is part of the Beck Trail corridor route linking the Green Chain, Capital Ring and the London Loop walking routes and is easily accessible via the Council’s local cycle network. The site is also regularly used by local residents. It is a particularly quiet area relative to the nearby South Eden Park Road and Wickham Road.

Site 56:

Hoblingwell Wood and Recreation Ground

Hoblingwell Wood and Recreation Ground - Statements of Significance

The name Hoblingwell derives from the reference in ancient folklore to the “well of the hoblinga”, hob’s people in anglo saxon otherwise known as hobgoblins. According to ancient legends, the woods have been the haunt of evil spirits, goblins and witches.

The extent of Hoblingwell Woods’ biodiversity and richness of wildlife is recognised though its designation as a Grade II Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation. The SINC area includes ancient semi-natural woodlands, meadows, fruit trees (including apple trees and blackberry bushes), a pond, wetland and a stream. It is home to over 120 species of birds including woodpeckers and tree creepers. A 2015 survey evidenced that palmate newts and common frogs use the pond. The woods form a vital foraging area for pipistrelle bats which feed over the wet areas on their way to the Cray Valley. The Friends of Hoblingwell Woods and Recreation Ground have promoted the site’s nature conservation value as an educational resource by organising nature walks and photography courses for staff and students of the local Cotmandene Community Centre in Orpington, through bat walks and getting students of Bromley College’s Prince's Trust Programme to partake in nature conservation activities and improve the park’s access and paths. This educational function is particularly important in an area which suffers from particularly high levels of deprivation particularly when it comes to income, employment, health and disability and skills and training.

Hobligwell Recreation Ground includes important local recreational infrastructure. It has five football and rugby sports pitches which have been used by Orpington Rugby Club and the River Cray Football Club since the 1970s and by the Kent Exiles Football Club for 15 years. The Orpington Rugby Club have funded the provision for floodlights on the pitches. There is also a children’s play area adjacent to a basketball court. There are panoramic views of St Mary Cray from the south and of Bexleyheath and Dartford from the north east of the site

 

Site 57:

Kelsey Park

Kelsey Park- Statement of Significance

This local park is a quiet space within walking distance of the heart of Beckenham Town Centre to the south, and accessible from the local cycle network on Manor Way.

The park opened in 1913 on the grounds of the former Kelsey Estate. The estate was gradually landscaped by the Burell family following its acquisition by Peter Burell I, a London merchant, in 1690. It is believed that Humphrey Repton (1752-1818) was responsible for redesigning the landscape, adding the upper lake with the waterfall to the existing lower lake. Some trees and the locally listed ice well to the south may also date from that time. The park was acquired by Beckenham District Council in 1912 following a local campaign. A lodge, still standing, was built on the High Street entrance.

The park today features two intertwining lakes with a rockwork cascade to the northern end, as well as serpentine walks, formal gardens and lawns backed by specimen trees including cedars and wellingtonia, wilder areas and woodlands.

To the south are a range of recreational facilities including a children's playground, a cafe, tennis courts and a golf course. An information and education centre run by The Friends of Kelsey Park is accessible via the park's main entrance. The park is the starting point of a weekly walk which takes place as part of the national Walking for Health scheme.

The site's biodiversity value and richness of wildlife are recognised through its designation as a Grade II Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, with a description provided in the 2009 SINC citation. The lake serves as a feeding area to common pipistrelles, sopranos, daubenton and leisler bats and there is a heron island in the park. Sighted bird species include a kingfisher, grey herons, a dunnock and black headed gulls.

The park’s woodlands, herbaceous borders and wilder areas provide important breeding grounds and nectar sources for insects and bees. The Friends Group promotes the park as an educational resource and publishes nature and historic guides for children. The group organise wildlife related activities such as bird watches, including a heron watch organised in partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, bat walks and moth watches. They also organise other community events, such as an Easter Egg Hunt and musical afternoons.

 

Site 58:

Kingswood Glen

Kingswood Glen- Statement of Significance

The site was bequeathed to the borough of Beckenham as a deed of gift by two local women in 1962 to be preserved for the benefit of the community. It is a small publicly accessible open space on a hill, once the site of an Iron Age hill fort and Roman camp.

Kingswood Glen is traversed by a dual pedestrian/cycle way which is a link in the Borough’s Local Cycle network. This is utilised by local residents and pupils on their way to Bromley town centre and Highfields Primary School on South Hill Road.

It is a designated Grade II Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation with key features described in the SINC citation. It features ancient semi-natural woodlands. The site includes four ponds which have developed in the ramparts of the Iron Age hill fort and support important wildlife including several species of British amphibians. The larger pond, funded by the Veolia Group improved the variety of wildlife. The Friends of South Hill Wood and Kingswood Glen organise monthly work days attended by volunteers to preserve

Site 59:

Library Green and Church House Gardens

Library Green and Church House Gardens- Statement of Significance

The Church House Gardens were landscaped by Abel Moysey, who leased the land from the Bishop of Rochester’s agent in 1832 and created lawns, shrubberies, and fishponds. Library Gardens was bequeathed to the Council in 1900 and opened to the public in 1906. Church House Gardens were bought by the Council, connected to the library gardens and opened to the public in 1927.

The Lodge by the Glassmill Lane entrance to the park is a late Victorian park keeper's house in the arts and craft style. The park’s steep slopes, planted with azaleas and rhododendrons, descend towards a lake to the south which brings together two spring ponds. There is balustrading on the edge of the steep terrace to the north which remains from the original private gardensand there are views towardsShortland’s skylinefrom this spot.The rockery below was made from stones reclaimed from the bombed parish church. There is also a section of Tudor wall thought to be from the kitchen garden wall of the 'Grete House' demolished in the early 19th century. Concrete seating by the lake was designed as an amphitheatre in the 1920s as a job creation project and was remodelled in 2008 to include a stage area. It faces a stage area on the other side of the lake which dates from the late 1970s. A mill was recorded at the site of the millpond from the early 11th century. The pond was reconfigured in the 1950s as part of the Ravensbourne flood prevention scheme.There are views of 19 Glass Mill Lane, a picturesque 19th century weather-boarded cottage, from the footpath adjacent to the pond.

The combined sites have important local recreational value. Church House Gardens has locally unique skateboarding facilities, tennis and volleyball facilities, a five-a-side sports court, basketball courts, a sand and water play area and a playground. The amphitheatre by the lake is used for local performances. The sites are in close proximity to Bromley town centre and widely used by local residents, workers and shoppers for informal leisure activities. They form part of the informal scenic route which links Bromley town centre to Shortlands Station passing through Martin's Hill and Queens Mead further south.

Most of Church House Gardens and the millpond is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation, a designation which recognises its biodiversity value and richness of wildlife.

 

Site 60:

Royston Field

Royston Field Royston Field - Statement of Significance

The site was acquired by Penge Council as a school playing field for the local Royston School in 1927 and safeguarded as a public park which opened in 1990 after the school moved.

This open space provides a small albeit valuable recreational spaces in close proximity to Penge town centre in an area which is scarce in publicly accessible green spaces. The goalposts on the site enable young local people trained by staff from Penge’s Christ Central Church and the local Gambian and Sierra Leonean team to play football regularly. The site is also used for other informal leisure activities, particularly by local children. The park has been used as a focal point for events organised by the Friends of Royston Field including the Penge Festival Fete, the Pengeleum Youth Music Festival, Art in the Park and Jazz in the Park etc.

A dual use pedestrian/cycle path goes through the space. It is used as a shortcut between the surrounding residential areas and Penge’s high-street. The park is in an area where there is a deficiency in access to nature however, the Friends Group, helped by scouts and cubs from the local Christ Central Church, have been improving its biodiversity by planting native hedges, bulbs and oak trees. The Penge Congregational Church has also planted trees there for its centenary.

 

Site 61:

Martins Hill

Martins Hill Martins Hill- Statement of Significance

This local park, formerly in the grounds of the Manor of the Bishop of Rochester was bought by the Bromley Local Board in 1878 and established as Bromley's first public park. It retains some of the open-fields/semi-rural character which was typical of the area up until the end of the 19th century. The Church Road entrance features a Grade II Listed War Memorial, used for annual remembrance services, which stands on a lawn ornamented with flower beds and gated by ornate iron railings, as well as an altered Victorian lodge which retains some of its original layout and features.

The hill slopes down towards the Ravensbourne River offering extensive views across to Crystal Palace’s transmission tower and the Sydenham Ridge, to Shortlands and the Grade II listed historic pumping station’s chimney on Queens Mead Road and Addington. It is used by local residents for various informal leisure activities – including tobogganing on its slopes in the winter, for respite by visitors to Bromley town centre and by commuters and residents as a link in the scenic route between Shortlands train station and the town centre. The site also features a large children’s playground.

Martin’s Hill biodiversity value is recognised by its designation as a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation particularly valuable in this part of Bromley which is recognised for being deficient in access to nature. It is acid grassland with woodland on the northern boundary which includes mature specimens and much holly. The Slopes are home to the Common Broom from which Bromley’s name is derived from (Bromleag). The site’s biodiversity is partly looked after and enhanced by the Friends of Bromley Town Parks and Gardens.

 

Site 62:

Queens Gardens

Queens Gardens- Statement of Significance

White Hart Field which formed part of Bromley Palace farm land was donated to the town in 1897 by the merchant Coles Child, Lord of the Manor. Bromley’s first homeopathic hospital was built on part of the site whilst the remainder was laid out as a recreation ground in 1900 and named Victoria Gardens in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The local park is now known as Queens Gardens. The fine iron ornamental gates to the south of the gardens date from the 1850s. They were donated by Lord Kinnaid, a close friend of Coles Child and moved from Plaistow Lodge, his private residence on London Lane.

The original White Hart Field was traversed by a diagonal slip leading to Market Square. Queens Gardens retains public footpaths and remains an important link in one of the routes between the Civic Centre to the west of Kentish Way and the High Street. Its lawns and seating are popular with local residents, workers and shoppers, primarily for relaxation purposes, especially as it is particularly tranquil in relation to the busy adjacent town centre and to Kentish Way (the A21). The Gardens are also easily accessible via the Borough’s local cycle network which goes through nearby major roads including Kentish Way.

The gardens provide an important open visual break from the multi-storey shopping centre. They also retain their original layout in terms of the position of its lawns and footpaths. They include mature and semi-mature ornamental trees including fine copper beeches.

 

Site 63:

Queens Mead Recreation Ground

Queens Mead Recreation Ground - Statement of Significance

Queen's Mead Recreation Ground was purchased by Bromley’s Local Board in 1897 to celebrate the reign of Queen Victoria and set aside for recreational use. There are significant views from this local park towards Martins Hill, the statutory listed St Peter and St Paul Parish Church on Church Lane in Bromley to the north and of the statutory listed historic pumping station’s chimney on Queens Mead Road, in Shortlands, to the south. There is a locally listed Victorian drinking fountain close to the sports pavilion north-west of the site.

The recreation ground is used by Queensmead Football Academy on a regular basis and by local residents for informal leisure activities. The site is accessible via the local cycle network which goes through Queens Mead Road to the north. The site forms part of the scenic walking route between Bromley Town Centre and Shortlands Station which includes St Martins Hill, Church House Gardens and Library Gardens.

 

Site 64:

South Hill Road

South Hill Wood - Statement of Significance

In 1876 the site of Tootes Wood was acquired by Sir Thomas Charles Dewey, Charter Mayor of Bromley and a renowned local benefactor. He was made Baronet Dewey of South Hill Wood as a reward for his patriotic duty in his role as a member of the War

Expenditure Committee in the Cabinet Office. He commissioned architect Evelyn Helicar to transform the site into a garden for his house, which stands adjacent to the site’s eastern boundary at 1 South Hill Road and is now on the Council’s Local List.

The Victorian villa and the park do retain a relationship as there are views towards the rear of the villa from the park’s eastern entrance. Sir Dewey used the music pavilion then on site as a makeshift hospital for the wounded during WW1. The perimeter wall on Tootswood Road features bricks saved from the original garden walls which display marks and graffiti left by Canadian soldiers billeted in the area during the two World Wars.

The garden was compulsorily purchased by the Council then established as a public park in 1959. Features of Dewey’s original garden including the original Hellicar fountain, remnants of the sunken gardens and of the original flora – such as a giant sequoia tree planted by Dewey, remain in the Local Park to this day. The entrance gates to the park are coronation gates originally intended for the Harrington Estate. The site includes locally important recreational facilities including a bowling green on the site and a privately owned tennis club used by the local Highfield Junior School on South Hill Road. The park has wheelchair accessible paths and is used for informal leisure activities by local residents. It is also used as a shortcut to local shops on Westmoreland Road and other facilities, including the Highfield Junior School on South Hill Road. The School also uses the park for cross country club activities. The park's recreational facilities are particularly important locally as most of Shortlands Ward is recognised as having a deficiency in local parks.

The site's biodiversity value is recognised through its designation as a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation but more recent surveys have been conducted since the site was designated, indicating the presence of further important habitats and species for Bromley. The site is an important foraging site for pipistrelle bats. The blackheaded gull, the European green woodpecker and the goldcrest have been recorded on the site. The site is mainly oak and ash and includes remnants of ancient woodlands indicated by the presence of species such as wood anemones, English bluebell, and solomon’s seal. The white admiral butterfly species has been spotted. The Friends Group have made improvements to the local biodiversity including planting trees and woodland plants and building bird, bat and insect homes. The park is used also by the Highfield School for nature walks. The banks of the ancient green lanes that allowed people to travel from Bromley to Beckenham can still be found in the woodland.

The site provides tranquillity some distance away from Westmoreland Road and Hayes Lane and can be enjoyed by local residents using benches located at quiet points within the park.

Site 65:

Turpington Lane Allotments

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Turpington Lane Allotments- Statement of Significance

These allotments established in 1926 and laid out by local people, are site with the largest capacity within a one kilometre radius. A committee room and trading store (still in operation), were built by the allotment holders and opened by the Mayor Alderman J L Hunt in 1963. The allotments were used to provide food during Second World War rationing.They support the objectives of the Bromley Common Allotment Gardens Association including the provision of facilities at an affordable rent, encouraging the residents of Bromley to further their interest in horticulture and foster cordial relations with the allotments community and particularly the residents of Bromley Common.

The allotments are open to the public at set times during the weekend together with the viable trading store, one of the few still functioning in the borough. The store’s social room offers a physical space for networking and sharing ideas. They support a range of social and community events such as the yearly horticultural competition organised by the Bromley Allotments and Leisure Gardens Federation, in house scarecrow, sunflower and pumpkin competitions as well as barbecues. The allotments feature a range of facilities particularly suited to the elderly including the trading store and social room, car parking, stock storage and lock-up facilities, toilets and resting benches. It is a quiet area a short distance to the east of the A21. It also provides a secure play area for children. The Allotments Association delivers compost to local elderly neighbours. The allotments are valued by their users for the benefits they provide in terms of relaxation, growing food locally and access to nature.

 

Site 66:

Tugmutton Common and Farnborough Recreation Ground

Tugmutton Common and Farnborough Recreation Ground - Statement of Significance

This local park brings together a range of recreational facilities and amenities including Tugmutton Common which is a grassed area to the north east, private local tennis and cricket facilities, a children's playground, football goalposts and one of the borough’s only two green gyms. Local residents also use the site for informal leisure activities.

The site's overall biodiversity is recognised by the existing designation of an area around the river as a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation and its proposed extension to most of the site. In partnership with the London Borough of Bromley, the Friends of Tugmutton Common have developed a wildlife area east of the stream which includes meadows, woodlands, hedgerows, bee-friendly wildflower plots, areas of long grass attractive to invertebrates and a living hedge. Paths and rustic benches have been laid on the footpaths of the wildlife area accessible via a wooden bridge crossing the stream. Interpretation boards have been placed at the area’s entrance. The following declining higher plants have been evidenced on the site: native bluebells and upright chickweed.

Site 67:

Whitehall Recreation Ground

Whitehall Recreation Ground Whitehall Recreation Ground- Statement of Significance

Whitehall Recreation Ground opened as a public park in 1905 after local fields were purchased by Bromley’s Urban District Council for the inhabitants of Bromley Common and Bickley. David Bowie grew up local to the area and the park features in the video clip made for the song Buddha of Suburbia, produced in 1993.

Whitehall Recreation Ground features a bowling green, football pitches, a sports pavilion, a children’s playground, and a picnic area. The park is used by Raglan Primary School on Raglan Road for a range of events including sports days, running sessions and a carnival. It is also used by the 5th Bromley Scout Group for various sporting and outdoor activities and by Bromley FC Rooks Under 12 team. It is the starting point of the Bromley Walk to School scheme. The Friends of Whitehall Recreation Ground regularly organise community events such as a yearly Easter Egg Hunt, Family Fun Day, Beer Festival, Apple Day and a Halloween story telling day. Local businesses in Chatterton Village have contributed to sponsoring these events.

The park’s visual amenities includes views of the spires of Bickley’s St Luke Church to the south-east and St George’s Church to the east, avenues of mature chestnut and lime trees to the north and the south and the footpath laid out diagonally across the park which leads to a quiet central island featuring a tree, ornamental beds and seating. The site’s picnic area by the orchard is also a particularly peaceful spot.

Whitehall Recreation Ground is in a recognised area of deficiency in access to nature. The site’s biodiversity has however steadily improved over the years. There is a wildlife area with neutral grassland meadow featuring native wildflowers, an orchard, herbaceous borders with nectar rich plants (including small leaved lime, rock rose and mistletoe) and hedgerows with mixed native species which all provide important food sources for moths, butterflies and bees. Common frogs use the pond and the area of scrubs around the pond and at the back of the fenced wildlife area provides a good habitat for invertebrates, nesting birds, and hibernating amphibians, Bird boxes decorated by local children and bat boxes, some used by pipistrelle bats have been placed in the trees. Starlings and black headed gulls have been seen foraging on the site. There is also a stag beetle loggery. 2005 BBC Breathing Spaces funding has been instrumental in funding some of the improvements. Bromley’s Conservation Volunteers, though their “Green Gym” which brings together volunteers looking to improve their well-being by working in green spaces, have also been involved in improving the park’s biodiversity and accessibility. In addition to seeking grants and being involved in improving the site’s biodiversity and wildlife, the Friends Group organise events such as pond dipping and bird, bat and tree walks.

10.9 Town Centre Shopping Frontages

Shopping Frontages

The primary and secondary shopping frontages detailed below relate to Policies 92 to 96 in Section 6.2 Town Centres

The Council considers these frontages to be "Key Shopping Areas" within the Borough.

Shopping Frontages
Local centres
Biggin Hill	Main Road  124-198(e), 144a, 148a, 152a, 154a, 214-228(e)
Chislehurst	High Street 2-30(e), 30a, 30b, 58-72(e), 72a, 1, 5, 7, 7a, 9-23(o), 23b, 25-37(o), 37a, 39-57(o), 57a, 59-65(o), 65a, 67, 69, 71-75(o), 85, 89-113(o)
Hayes	Bourne Way   2-12(e), 10a Pickhurst Lane 29 Station Approach 1-7(o), 7a, 9-15(o), 17a, 17b, 19-59(o), 2-58(e), 66-72(e), Railway Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4
Locksbottom	Bromley Road White Lion Public House Crofton Road 318-342(e), 344a, 344-368(e), 363-375(o), 391, 399-405 (o), 409, 411, 413a, 413b, 415, 417, 419a, 421a, 423-429, 1-4(c) Locks Court, 1-10 (c) Princess Parade
Mottingham	Mottingham Road  37-75(o), 21, 29, 31, 16-20(e), 28, 24, Petrol Station

Shopping Frontages
Neighbourhood centres and parades
Addington Road, West Wickham	10-24 (e)
Anerley Hill, SE 19	Anerley Hill 40-52(e) Anerley Road 23-37(o), 41-69(o), 72-120(o), 120a, 122-144(e)
Anerley Road (2) and Anerley Station  Road, SE 20	Anerley Road 111-115(o), 115a, 115b, 117, 117a, 119, 119a, 121-135(o), 135a, 137a, 137,  139-151(o) Roadside Road 2a&b
Beckenham Lane, Shortlands	34-42(e),56-60(e), 80-82(e), 94-114(e), 51-57 (o), 75-87(o), 87a,b & c,89-93a(o), 95-99(o), Martins Road 98-102(e)
Beckenham Road, Beckenham	49-75(o), 149-167(o), 52-78(e), 100-118(e)
Bromley Road, Beckenham	9-13(o), 13b, 15-17(o), 72-86(e), 90-102(e), 102a
Burnt Ash Lane	71-77(o), 77a, 79-129(o)
Carlton Parade, Orpington	7-25(c), 27-29(o)
Chatterton Road, Bromley	Chatterton Road 1-3(o), 3a-c, 5-15(o), 15a, 35-43(o), 47-49(o), 49a-b, 51-69(o), 85a&b, 89-93(o), 2, 2a, 4-12(e), 24-54(e) Mosslea Road 34-38(e) Addison Road 45a
Chilham Way, Hayes	10-24(e)
Chipperfield Road/Sayes Court Road, St Mary Cray	Sayes Court Road 62-72(e) Chipperfield Road 351-365(o)
College Road, Bromley	27-33(o), 45-57(o), 97, 62-64(e), 74-76(e), 76a, 78-82(e)
Cotmandene  Crescent, St Pauls Cray	59-129(o), 52-90(e)
Court Road, Orpington	312-330(e)
Crescent Way, Green Street Green	Crescent Way 1-22(c) Pinewood Drive The Buff Public House
Crofton Lane, Orpington	Place Farm Avenue 1,1a & 1b Crofton Lane 86-98(e)
Croydon Road, Beckenham	239-275(o), 302-318(e), 318(e), 320-324(e)
Croydon Road, Coney Hall	Croydon Road 37-47(o), 38, 42-88(e), Coney Hall Parade 1-6(c) Kingsway 4-24(e) Glebe Way The Manor House
Croydon Road, Elmers End	Croydon Road 70-76(e), 82-94(e), William IV Public House, 118-124(e), 162-174(e), 35-57(o), 63, 83-85(o), 89 (o) Upper Elmers End Road 35-37(o), 41 Goodwood Parade 1-10(c) Croydon Road 111-153(o), 149a-b, Eden Park Avenue 2-10(e)
Edgehill Road, Chislehurst	58, 62, 68, 72, 76, 80, 86, 90, 94, 98, 106,108
25-39(o), 45-47(o), 53-55(o), 61-63(o)	25-39(o), 45-47(o), 53-55(o), 61-63(o)
Elmers End Road, Beckenham	Elmers End Road 70-82(e), 86-94(e), 69-81(o), 85a, 85-125(o) Marlow Road 2a
Eldred Drive, Orpington	25-39(o), 45-47(o), 53-55(o), 61-63(o)
Fordwich Close, Orpington	1-7(o)
Green Lane, Chislehurst	Park Road 1, 1a, 2 Green Lane, 50-54(e), Belmont Parade 1-14(c)
Grovelands Road, St Paul’s Cray	66-80(e)
Hastings Road, Bromley Common	129-149(o), 153
Hayes Street, Hayes	18-56(e)
Hazel Walk, Bromley	25-30
Heathfield Road, Keston Village	Heathfield Road 13-19(o), 4   Fox Hill The Fox Public House
High Street, Down Village	7-11(o), 24-26
High Street, Farnborough Village	113-149(o)
High Street, Green Street Green	Brittenden Parade 1-5(c) High Street 1-11(o), 15-19(o), 23-33(o), 33a, 35, 37, 37a, 39-61(o), The Queen’s Head Public House, 38-40 (e), 44-48(o), 52, 76, Worlds End Lane, 3-7 (o)
High Street, St Mary Cray	13-15(o), 23-35(o), 36-50(e), 43-61(o), 66-70(e), 71, 85-87(o), 95-97(o)
Homesdale Road	20-48(e), 52, 49-51(o), 51a, 53, 53a, 57-63(o), 63a
Kelvin Parade,Orpington	1-7(c)
Kent House Road, Penge	Kent House Road 196-208(e), The Kent House Tavern Thesiger Road 1-3(o)
Kent Road, St Mary Cray	24-28(e)
Kimmeridge Cross, Mottingham	Beaconsfield Parade 1-17(c) Cranley Parade 1-13(c) Kimmeridge Road 60-70(e), 70a
Leith Hill, St Pauls Cray	25-39(o)
Letchworth Drive, Hayes	12-38(e)
London Road, Bromley	16-38(e)
Main Road, Biggin Hill	10a-d
Main Road, St Pauls Cray	1, 2, 4-1(c)
Maple Road, Penge	83-101 (excluding residential units)
Marion  Crescent, St Mary Cray	Poverest Road 12 Marion Crescent 2-12(e), 12a, 14-16(e), 20-38(e), 38a, Stanley Road 1-19(o)
Masons Hill, Bromley	Masons Hill 113-131(o), 135-149(o), 149a, 149b, 151, 161, 163, 163a, 165, 167-169(o) Homesdale Road 5-9(o)
Mountfield Way, St Mary Cray	3-11(o)
Newlands Park	Station Parade 1a-1b 1-7 (o) Newlands Park 226 Venner Road
Old Hill, Chislehurst	49-65(o)
Parish Lane, Penge	Parish Lane 1,2, 4, 5, 53-55(c), The Alexandra Public House Penge Lane 17, 18, 21, 22, 163a
Plaistow Lane, Bromley	Plaistow Lane 2, Miavenezia, 9, 11, 10-34(e) Sundridge Parade 1-12(c), 46
Red Lodge Road, West Wickham	Red Lodge Road 1-14(c), The Railway Public House Station Road 16-20(e) Ravenswood Crescent 1-15(o), 4-10 (e), 21-25(o) Beckenham Road 1-5(o), 9-11(o)
Rosehill, Biggin Hill	6-18(e)
Roundway, Biggin Hill	9-17(c), 12a
Royal Parade, Chislehurst	Church Row 2a & 3 Royal Parade 1-4(c), 4a, 5, 5a, 6-12(c), 14-18(c), The Bulls Head Public House Donna Alexandra Mews 1-6(c)
Sevenoaks Road, Pratts Bottom	1-5(c), 7
Southborough Lane, Bickley	187-231(o)
Southborough Lane, Bromley Common	Southborough Lane 121-123(o), 123a Salisbury  2-4(e)
Southborough Road, Bickley	12-20(e), 18b
The Pantiles, Main Road, Biggin Hill  Southborough Road, Bickley	161-167(o),  171-179(o)
Tile Farm Road, Orpington	2A-2F
Tillingbourne Green, St Mary Cray	Tillingbourne Green 15, 19, 23, 27, 31 Ranmore Path 4, 8, 12, 16, 20
Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham	293-315(o), 321-331(o), 166-168(e), 168a, 170-176(e), 515-529(o), 531a, 404-414(e),414a, 416-450(e)
Walden Road, Chislehurst	1-8(c)
Westmoreland Road, Bromley	Westmoreland Road 115-129(o), 143-161(o) Pickhurst Lane 312-318(e)
White Horse Hill, Chislehurst	1-11(o), 38-46(e), 46a
Wickham Road, Beckenham	90-106(e)
Widmore Green, Bromley	167-179(o), 179b, 187b, 187c, 189-197(o), 206-216(e)
Windsor Drive, Chelsfield	1-51(o)

10.10 Waste site allocations

 

 

10.11 Implementation and Monitoring Framework

Proposed Monitoring Framework

The proposed monitoring framework for the Local Plan is set out below. It is set out by Local Plan Objectives, targets, and the key policies contributing to the indicator that is being measured. Each target has been developed to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely, in line with the SMART approach to target setting. The reporting on success against these targets will be presented in the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR), which is to be published online each year. The monitoring framework itself will be kept under regular review through this process to ensure the indicators remain relevant and relate to data which is available to the local authority.

 

10.12 Infrastructure Delivery Plan Schedule

Transport Infrastructure

Roads

Parking

Cycling and walking

Car Clubs

Buses

Rail accessibility and station improvement

Rail Infrastructure

Education New Primary Schools

Primary School Expansions

New Secondary Schools

Secondary School Expansions

Special Education Facilities

Health

Open Space, Parks and Gardens, Sports

Leisure

Heritage

Public Realm

Low Carbon

Energy

Waste and Recycling facilities

Flood Risk Mitigation

10.13 Office Clusters

Crayfield Business Park, Cray Business Corridor

Knoll Rise, Orpington Town Centre

Masons Hill, Bromley Town

10.14 List of Local Plan policies

Living in Bromley
Policy Number	Policy	Page
1	Housing Supply	26
2	Provision of Affordable Housing	33
3	Backland and Garden Land Development	38
4	Housing Design	40
5	Parking of Commercial Vehicles	43
6	Residential Extensions	43
7	Accommodation for Family Members	44
8	Side Space	45
9	Residential Conversions	46
10	Conversion of Non-Residential Buildings to Residential Use	47
11	Specialist & Older Peoples Accommodation	48
12	Traveller’s Accommodation	52
13	Renewal Areas	59
14	Development Affecting Renewal Areas	60
15	Crystal Palace Penge & Anerley Renewal Area	61
16	Bromley Common Renewal Area	62
17	Cray Valley Renewal Area	63
18	Mottingham Renewal Area	64
19	Ravensbourne, Plaistow and Sundridge Renewal Area	65

 

Supporting Communities
Policy Number	Policy	Page
20	Community Facilities	69
21	Opportunities for Community Facilities	71
22	Social Infrastructure in New Developments	73
23	Public Houses	74
24	Allotments and Leisure Gardens	76
25	Burial Space	76
26	Health & Wellbeing	79
27	Education	84
28	Educational Facilities	86
29	Education Site Allocations	99

Getting Around
Policy number	Policy	Page
30	Parking	105
31	Relieving congestion	109
32	Road Safety	110
33	Access for All	111
34	Highway Infrastructure Provision	112
35	Transport Investment Priorities	113
36	Safeguarding land for transport investment	114

 

Valued Environments
Policy number	Policy	Page
37	General Design of Development	117
38	Statutory Listed Buildings	120
39	Locally Listed Buildings	121
40	Other Non-Designated Heritage Assets	121
41	Conservation Areas	122
42	Development Adjacent To a Conservation Area	123
43	Trees in Conservation Areas	123
44	Areas of Special Residential Character	124
45	Historic Parks and Gardens	125
46	Ancient Monuments and Archaeology	126
47	Tall & Large Buildings	127
48	Skyline	128
49	The Green Belt	131
50	Metropolitan Open Land	132
51	Dwellings in the Green Belt or on Metropolitan Open Land	134
52	Replacement Residential Dwellings in the Green Belt	135
53	Land Adjoining Green Belt Or Metropolitan Open Land	135
54	South East London Green Chain	136
55	Urban Open Space	137
56	Local Green Space	138
57	Outdoor Recreation and Leisure	140
58	Outdoor Sport, Recreation and Play	141
59	Public Open Space Deficiency	142
60	Public Rights Of Way and Other Recreational Routes	143
61	Horses, Stabling and Riding Facilities	144
62	Agricultural Land	145
63	Development Related To Farm Diversification	145
64	Agricultural Dwellings	146
65	Temporary Agricultural Dwellings	147
66	Occupancy Conditions	147
67	Minerals Workings and Associated Development	148
68	Development and SSSI	150
69	Development and Nature Conservation Sites	151
70	Wildlife Features	151
71	Additional Nature Conservation Sites	152
72	Protected Species	152
73	Development and Trees	153
74	Conservation and Management of Trees and Woodlands	154
75	Hedgerows and Development	154
76	Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	155
77	Landscape Quality and Character	155
78	Green Corridors	156
79	Biodiversity and Access to Nature	157

 

Working in Bromley
Policy number	Policy	Page
80	Strategic Economic Growth	162
81	Strategic Industrial Locations (SIL)	164
82	Locally Significant Industrial Sites (LSIS)	167
83	Non-Designated Employment Land	169
84	Business Improvement Areas (BIAs)	170
85	Office Clusters	172
86	Office Uses Outside Town Centres (and Office Clusters)	173
87	Home Working	174
88	Hotels	175
89	Telecommunications Development	176
90	Bromley Town Centre Opportunity Area	180
91	Proposals for Main Town Centre Uses	181
92	Metropolitan & Major Town Centres	183
93	Bromley Shopping Centre (formally The Glades)	184
94	District Centres	185
95	Local centres	186
96	Neighbourhood Local Centres, Local Parades and Individual Shops	187
97	Change in Use of Upper Floors	188
98	Restaurants, Pubs & Hot Food Takeaways	189
99	Residential Accommodation	190
100	Markets	190
101	Shopfronts and Security Shutters	191
102	Advertisements	192
103	Biggin Hill SOLDC	197
104	Terminal Area	197
105	West Camp	198
106	South Camp	199
107	Land East of South Camp	200
108	East Camp	200
109	Airport Public Safety	201
110	Noise sensitive Development in Biggin Hill	202
111	Crystal Palace SOLDC	206

 

Environmental challenges
Policy number	Policy	Page
112	Planning for Sustainable Waste Management	210
113	Waste Management in New Development	213
114	New Waste Management Facilities and Extensions and Alterations to Existing Sites	214
115	Reducing Flood risk	216
116	Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems	218
117	Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Capacity	219
118	Contaminated Land	220
119	Noise Pollution	221
120	Air Quality	223
121	Ventilation and Odour Control	224
122	Light Pollution	225
123	Sustainable Design and Construction	225
124	Carbon Dioxide Reduction, Decentralised Energy Networks and Renewable Energy	227

 

Delivery and Implementation
Policy number	Policy	Page
125	Delivery and Implementation of the Local Plan	230

 

Glossary and Appendices
Appendix Number	Appendix	Page
	Glossary	235
10.1	Housing Trajectory	254
10.2	Housing Site Allocations	257
10.3	Traveller Site Allocations	276
10.4	Education Site Allocations	284
10.5	Parking Standards	302
10.6	Areas of Special Residential Character	303
10.7	Areas of Archeological Significance	315
10.8	Local Green Space	317
10.9	Town Centre Shopping Frontages	355
10.1	Waste Site Allocations	362
10.11	Implementation and Monitoring Framework	366
10.12	Infrastructure Delivery Plan	373
10.13	Office Clusters	395
10.14	List of Local Plan Policies	398
10.15	List of Replaced Development Plan Policies	405
10.16	List of Conservation Areas	417

10.15 Schedule of replaced Development Plan policies

Schedule of Development Plan policies being replaced by the Local Plan on Adoption

(The entire UDP 2006 is replaced by Local Plan while the Bromley Town Centre Area Action Plan remains, except for the replaced policies listed below)

10.16 List of Conservation Areas

Number	Name
1	Aldersmead Road, Beckenham
2	Alexandra Cottages (Parish Lane), Penge
3	Barnmead Road, Beckenham
4	Beckenham Place Park
5	Beckenham Town Centre
6	Belvedere Road, Anerley
7	Bickley Park
8	Biggin Hill RAF Station
9	The Broadoaks Estate, Bromley
10	Bromley Common
11	Bromley Town Centre
12	Broomhill, Orpington
13	Cator Road, Sydenham
14	Chancery Lane, Beckenham
15	Chelsfield
16	The Chenies, Petts Wood
17	Chislehurst
18	Chislehurst Road, Petts Wood
19	Crystal Palace Park
20	Cudham Village
21	Downe
22	Downs Hill, Beckenham
23	Durham Avenue, Bromley
24	Farnborough Park
25	Farnborough Village
26	Garden Road, Bromley
27	Hayes Village
28	Keston Park, Farnborough
29	Keston Village
30	Manor Way, Beckenham
31	Mavelstone Road, Bickley
32	Nash - rural hamlet
33	The Priory, Orpington
34	Park Langley, Beckenham
35	Penge High Street
36	St. Mary Cray
37	St. Paul's Cray
38	Station Square, Petts Wood
39	Shortlands
40	Southend Road, Beckenham
41	Sundridge Avenue, Bromley
42	Copers Cope
43	Bromley, Hayes & Keston Commons
44	Elm Road

 

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