Issue - meetings

Kevin Munnelly, LBB Head of Town Centre Planning Projects and Martin Pinnell, LBB Head of Town Centre Management and Business Support

The Head of Town Centre Management and Business Support provided an update on bids to the second round of the Outer London Fund.  The results of the Round 2 bids had been announced in January 2012, and Bromley had been successful in attracting an additional £2m of investment for Bromley town centre, mainly to extend the design treatment from Bromley North Village to other parts of the town centre, but also to fund a shop front grant scheme and deliver some major events on the ‘Are you Bromley’ theme.  Unfortunately a bid to fund public realm improvements in Beckenham had been unsuccessful, and the Beckenham and West Wickham Town Centres Working Party had been re-constituted to support the development of future bids for external funding for Beckenham town centre.

RESOLVED that the update be noted.

Kevin Munnelly, LBB Head of Town Centre Planning Projects and Martin Pinnell, LBB Head of Town Centre Management and Business Support

The Head of Town Centre Management and Business Support provided an update on bids to the second round of the Outer London Fund, submitted on 14^th November 2011 – the outcome was expected by the end of the month. The proposals, which needed to have a greater emphasis towards capital spending, included extending the street scene upgrade in Bromley along the High Street towards Bromley South, guiding people to use the open spaces in Bromley town centre, upgrading shopfronts in Bromley and Penge, and public realm improvements in Beckenham. 

The Head of Town Centre Development and Business Support provided an update on bids being developed for the second round of the Outer London Fund. 

The deadline for submissions was 14^th November 2011 and the Chairman encouraged members of the Partnership to contact Martin Pinnell with any additional ideas to add to the bids.

RESOLVED the update be noted.