Sale Of The Land In Queen’s Garden known as “The Italian Garden”- Bromley Town Centre
To all Members of Bromley Council:
I wish to object most strongly to the possible sale, by the Council, of the above stated land for the expansion of The Glades/Intu and construction of five restaurants within the Queens Garden Conservation Area.
The land, which became Queens Garden, was given to the people of Bromley in perpetuity for recreation in a signed legal agreement in 1898 between the Lord of the Manor and the Urban District Council “and its successors”. Despite this pledge the Council sold off the North West area linking to Market Square to build the Glades Shopping Centre.The land which is now the Italian Garden was added to the Gardenin compensation for this loss. It is a much valued haven of peace and beauty with its ornamental planting and layout. Sale of this compensatory public open space will be a major breach of public trust in the Council as guardians of our precious Green Heritage.
Traders in the Bromley North Village Area are also concerned at the impact on the economy of their areawhich is largely dependent upon restaurant trade and which isin conflict with the aims of the current regeneration programme for the area.
The issues highlight a possible conflict in the Council's roles as, on the one hand a property owning developer and on the other hand a planning authority with environmental duties and responsibilities.
The Executive Committee has already agreed a sale, in principle,subject to planning permission but this permission was refused by the Development Control Committee.Capital Shopping Centres recently won an appeal against this refusal but this does not entitle them to acquire the land.
The Council is urged to abide by the Development Control Committee decision and respect the views of the Ward Councillors, The Advisory Panel for Conservation Areas, The Bromley Forum of Friends Groups, The Open Spaces Societyand, above all,local people and not to allow the saleof the Italian Garden for development.
Important note to petitioner : please enter your FullPost Code in the 1st line of your comments and please help up by circulating this link to others http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-queens-gardens/
Sponsored by: The Friends of Bromley Town Parks, Gardens and Bromley Civic Society and Bromley Baptist Church
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 1, 2013
July 30, 2013
We are approaching 250 signatures and the council is starting to notice. Push this out to your networks right now to keep the momentum building.
Reached 100 supporters
July 19, 2013
43 Comments
This green space, with it's special features, forms part of Bromley's claim to be a Clean and Green Borough. Privatising public land is against local people's wishes...those very wishes Bromley Councillors agreed to obey when they were elected.
I fail to see how this will help the restaurants in East Street, Widmore Road or the supposed North Village and would rather they survived than get 5 new chain restaurants trying to survive and lose the green space.
My little boy loves playing here. Building work and lack of access to it, not to mention the reduced space would be a real negative for Bromley. Do we really need more chain restaurants? Let's focus on making Bromley unique including having our lovely outdoor spaces for children to play and adults to relax.
The Gardens were given to the "people of Bromley" and are held in Trust by the Council. IMHO it would be a breach of trust to sell any part of the Queens Garden the Italian Terrace. I am very much against the selling off of any part of the Queens Gardens or the Italian Terrace.
This area is in constant use by us pedestrians coming out of either the Glades or the new Pavilion sports centre. Having crossed Kentish Way from the Civic Centre, is the proposal that we walk amongst tables?
in such a busy traffic environment ANY green space is to be valued as once its gone............etc john
A great breach of trust. The gardens are a haven for workers and families alike and we do not need any more cafes in Bromley
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Sale Of The Land In Queen’s Garden known as “The Italian Garden”- Bromley Town Centre
To all Members of Bromley Council:
I wish to object most strongly to the possible sale, by the Council, of the above stated land for the expansion of The Glades/Intu and construction of five restaurants within the Queens Garden Conservation Area.
The land, which became Queens Garden, was given to the people of Bromley in perpetuity for recreation in a signed legal agreement in 1898 between the Lord of the Manor and the Urban District Council “and its successors”. Despite this pledge the Council sold off the North West area linking to Market Square to build the Glades Shopping Centre.The land which is now the Italian Garden was added to the Gardenin compensation for this loss. It is a much valued haven of peace and beauty with its ornamental planting and layout. Sale of this compensatory public open space will be a major breach of public trust in the Council as guardians of our precious Green Heritage.
Traders in the Bromley North Village Area are also concerned at the impact on the economy of their areawhich is largely dependent upon restaurant trade and which isin conflict with the aims of the current regeneration programme for the area.
The issues highlight a possible conflict in the Council's roles as, on the one hand a property owning developer and on the other hand a planning authority with environmental duties and responsibilities.
The Executive Committee has already agreed a sale, in principle,subject to planning permission but this permission was refused by the Development Control Committee.Capital Shopping Centres recently won an appeal against this refusal but this does not entitle them to acquire the land.
The Council is urged to abide by the Development Control Committee decision and respect the views of the Ward Councillors, The Advisory Panel for Conservation Areas, The Bromley Forum of Friends Groups, The Open Spaces Societyand, above all,local people and not to allow the saleof the Italian Garden for development.
Important note to petitioner : please enter your FullPost Code in the 1st line of your comments and please help up by circulating this link to others http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-queens-gardens/
Sponsored by: The Friends of Bromley Town Parks, Gardens and Bromley Civic Society and Bromley Baptist Church
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 1, 2013
July 30, 2013
We are approaching 250 signatures and the council is starting to notice. Push this out to your networks right now to keep the momentum building.
Reached 100 supporters
July 19, 2013
43 Comments
BR1 4AJ. Totally unnecessary development. Bromley already has enough chain restaurants. Totally goes against the Bromley north redevelopment as some of independent restaurants will undoubtedly got to the wall when the new chains arrive.
This green space, with it's special features, forms part of Bromley's claim to be a Clean and Green Borough. Privatising public land is against local people's wishes...those very wishes Bromley Councillors agreed to obey when they were elected.
I fail to see how this will help the restaurants in East Street, Widmore Road or the supposed North Village and would rather they survived than get 5 new chain restaurants trying to survive and lose the green space.
My little boy loves playing here. Building work and lack of access to it, not to mention the reduced space would be a real negative for Bromley. Do we really need more chain restaurants? Let's focus on making Bromley unique including having our lovely outdoor spaces for children to play and adults to relax.
The Gardens were given to the "people of Bromley" and are held in Trust by the Council. IMHO it would be a breach of trust to sell any part of the Queens Garden the Italian Terrace. I am very much against the selling off of any part of the Queens Gardens or the Italian Terrace.
This area is in constant use by us pedestrians coming out of either the Glades or the new Pavilion sports centre. Having crossed Kentish Way from the Civic Centre, is the proposal that we walk amongst tables?
in such a busy traffic environment ANY green space is to be valued as once its gone............etc john
A great breach of trust. The gardens are a haven for workers and families alike and we do not need any more cafes in Bromley
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BR1 4AJ. Totally unnecessary development. Bromley already has enough chain restaurants. Totally goes against the Bromley north redevelopment as some of independent restaurants will undoubtedly got to the wall when the new chains arrive.