Issue - meetings

1.  The Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document be adopted as a local development document, subject to any further minor changes (e.g. related to formatting or mapping) prior to adoption.

2.  The following documents be withdrawn:

·  Supplementary Planning Guidance 1 - General Design Principles

·  Supplementary Planning Guidance 2 - Residential Design Guidance

·  Design guides for shop fronts in Beckenham, Chislehurst and Bromley North Village

Report HPR2023/039

The report recommended the adoption of the Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The SPD provided guidance on urban design to inform development proposals coming forward in Bromley, with the aim of ensuring consistent high-quality design.

A draft SPD underwent public consultation from 28 October 2022 to 9 December 2022. A number of responses were received covering various issues. The final SPD includes a number of amendments in response to comments received.

The SPD also included minor amendments suggested by Development Control Committee at their meeting on 13 June 2023; and the Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee at their meeting on 15 June 2023.  Further to the minor amendments suggested by these two committees, the Executive agreed the following amendment to guidance note 19, parts A and B:

a)  Following Noting the Healthy Streets Approach…

b)  Taking Noting an inclusive holistic approach…

RESOLVED: That

1.  The Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (shown at Appendix 1 of the report) be adopted as a local development document, subject to any further minor changes (e.g. related to formatting or mapping) prior to adoption.

2.  The following documents be withdrawn:

·  Supplementary Planning Guidance 1 - General Design Principles

·  Supplementary Planning Guidance 2 - Residential Design Guidance

·  Design guides for shop fronts in Beckenham, Chislehurst and Bromley North Village

Report HPR2023/039

The report proposed the adoption of the Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document which provided guidance on urban design to inform development proposals coming forward in Bromley with the aim of ensuring consistent high-quality design.  The final draft SPD included a number of amendments made as a result of a public consultation undertaken between 28 October 2022 to 9 December 2022.  This report was also considered by the Development Control Committee at its meeting on 13 June 2023 and the recommendations had been supported.

The Chairman advised that in considering the Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document at its meeting on 13 June 2023, the Development Control Committee had recommended the following changes to the Renewal, Recreation and Housing PDS Committee for agreement:

-  Paragraph 3.11: Change to ‘Petts Wood developed during the late 1920s and 1930s, inspired by the Garden City movement following the Garden Suburb principle.’

-  Guidance Note DG14, Part B – Change from ‘best practice’ to ‘good practice’.

-  Paragraph 5.254 – Change from ‘can’ to ‘should.’

-  Guidance Note DG19, Parts A and B – Change to ‘a) Adopting Noting the Healthy Streets Approach’ and ‘b) Adopting Noting an inclusive holistic approach’.

-  Guidance Note DG20, Part C – Change to ‘Incorporating internal and external water saving water consumption measures to minimise consumption ensure efficient use of water resources, and external Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDs) to manage surface water and flood risk.’

RESOLVED: That the Council’s Executive be recommended to:

1)  Adopt the Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document as a local development document, subject to the proposed above amendments and any further minor changes (e.g. -. related to formatting or mapping) prior to adoption; and,

2)  Withdraw the following documents:

i)  Supplementary Planning Guidance 1 – General Design Principles;

ii)  Supplementary Planning Guidance 2 – Residential Design Guidance; and,

iii)  Design Guides for Shop Fronts in Beckenham, Chislehurst and Bromley North Village.