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Bromley Town Ward

Report DRR17/005

The detailed designs and scheme costs for the whole of the proposed improvement works for Bromley High Street had now been fully completed. As a consequence of the proposed public realm changes the existing street market would need to be relocated and officers had been assessing options for the future development of the market, including commissioning of the market operation. The report outlined options for the relocation and reorganisation of the market – the Executive was asked to approve the relocation of the market and agree the future format, and approve funding for the scheme including funding for an additional temporary staffing resource to manage the market transition project.

The Report had been scrutinised by the Renewal and Recreation PDS Committee on 7^th March 2017. The Committee supported the recommendations, subject to proposing that approval of £720k of the spending be deferred until the outcome of the detailed design and final costs for the market kiosks was submitted for approval in July 2017 and that the provision of electronic advertising boards should be reviewed in 2019 when the reorganisation is complete. 

The Executive welcomed the scheme, which would result in a slightly smaller but better quality market. It was confirmed that the additional street cleansing costs of £60k per annum could be met from income generated by the scheme, including rent from the market kiosks, and that the electronic advertising boards were new, rather than just replacing existing boards. Members also commented that lighting should be a key feature of the scheme to highlight the more attractive buildings in the High Street and Market Square. 

RESOLVED that

(1) The detailed design and programme for the Bromley Town Centre Public Realm Improvement scheme comprising the ground plane works extending from Market Square to the Elmfield Road junction costed at £2.844m be approved.

(2) A total of £2.844m is allocated from the Growth Fund and added to the Capital programme to undertake the implementation of the scheme, subject to Full Council approval.  (It was noted that the outcome of detailed design and final costs for commercial kiosks and the mirrored pavilions would be reported to Members for approval in July 2017.)

(3) A decision on the allocation of £720k from the Growth Fund to the Capital Programme be deferred until the outcome of the detailed design and final costs for the market kiosks are submitted for approval in July 2017.

(4) Should the S106 funding of £4m be received from the Langley Court development, it is agreed that the scheme be funded by these monies and the £3.564m be returned to the Growth Fund.

(5) Annual growth of up to £60k to cover the enhanced cleaning and maintenance costs from April 2018, subject to the level of income generated from the commercial kiosks.

(6) The options for the future operation of the market set out in paragraph 3.15 of the report having been reviewed,  the preferred option (c), to approve the relocation, reorganisation and relaunch of Bromley Town Centre  ...  view the full minutes text for item 199