Issue - meetings

Report DRR16/025

Approval was sought to market Opportunity Site B, Tweedy Road, for sale and possible joint venture options. 

As a development site in the Bromley Town Centre Area Action Plan (BTCAAP), with a residential designation for around 70 units, the site was formed from residual land remaining from the A21 widening in the 1980s. The site was currently used as works compound for the Bromley North Village Public Realm improvements, the works expected to be completed by the end of February 2016. The temporary use would then cease with the site becoming surplus to operational requirements.

To support marketing of the site, further design guidance outlined the form and style of development considered acceptable, with representatives of the Bromley Civic Society, Bromley Colleges and Historic England having been consulted. Their views would be incorporated into a final marketing document proposing a layout containing 24 units. The site is sensitive with a complex planning history, the BTCAAP Policy for the site requiring the Council to work with developers to secure a sensitive redevelopment of the site.

Report DRR16/025 also provided commentary on disposal options that could be considered, enabling the Council to share in development profits achieved from a scheme on the site. All offers received would be evaluated and compared to inform a decision on the sale of the site.

In supporting the report’s recommendation, reference was made to a 300-year old wall on the site of Bromley and Sheppard’s Colleges currently covered in shrubbery. It was highlighted that the wall would need repair. The matter had been discussed with the Chaplain of the Colleges and ideally there was a preference for the Trustees of the Colleges to cover the cost of any repair.

Members supported the report’s recommendations subject to the problem of the wall and associated safety considerations being investigated.    

RESOLVED that Opportunity site B, Tweedy Road, Bromley be advertised on the open market as outlined at paragraph 3.7 of Report DRR16/025, subject to the problem of the wall highlighted above, and associated safety considerations, being investigated.    

Report RR16/025

Members considered further design guidance outlining the form and style of development considered acceptable for Tweedy Road, Bromley, designated as Opportunity Site B within the Bromley Town Centre Area Action Plan. 

The site was currently being used as a works compound for the Bromley North Village Public Realm improvements and it was anticipated that temporary use of the site would cease on completion of the works at the end of February 2016.  Executive approval was being sought to market the Opportunity Site for sale and possible joint venture options.

It was confirmed that the final marketing document proposed a layout of three residential blocks consisting of a total of 24 units and all tenders should comply with this.

Councillor Allen considered the current approach for marketing the site to be too prescriptive and that other proposals may be just as beneficial to the Council.

The Chairman moved that the additional guidance be endorsed; this was seconded by Councillor Fawthrop.

RESOLVED that the additional guidance be endorsed for marketing purposes.