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24 April 2018
The agenda of the next meeting of the Ravensbourne Valley Preservation Society has been added to our web­site for members to down­load using this link. Please note agenda number 11, regarding a possible change to the name and logo of the society.
10 April 2018
An application comprising an EIA [Environmental Impact Assessment] screening request has been made in relation to land at Ethelbert Close and the rear of the High Street, Bromley, which the developers are now referring to as Churchill Quarter. See here for details.
3 April 2018
The delegation report and decision are now available on the refused application for a two-storey side extension at 2 Ullswater Close, Bromley. See this link.
28 March 2018
A couple more Beckenham Place Park planning applications have appeared, including an application to allow changes in lake design giving an additional 1 metre of depth, and change in shore construction, to improve the ecological and amenity quality of the lake. See this link for details, includ­ing the flood alleviation scheme and Heritage Lottery Fund scheme to transform the park.
22 March 2018
The doubling of off-peak Thameslink rail services on the Catford Loop to London, bringing extra capacity on this route, is due to begun on Monday 21 May 2018. Commuters using Shortlands will find the number of City-bound services between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. cut from seven to four. See here.
17 March 2018
We have received answers to some further questions which we raised with Bromley council on the Crab Hill, Beckenham pay-by-mobile parking scheme in the vicinity of Ravensbourne station. For further information, click here.
8 March 2018
A decision has been issued on the application with details of conditions in relation to the planning application for the demolition of the host dwelling and erection of a new detached house at 24 Downs Hill, Beckenham BR3 5HB. See here.
1 March 2018
The AGM tonight, 1st March is on but, due to travelling difficulties for the young musicians, the musical entertainment has been postponed.
28 February 2018
The reports and accounts to be presented at our AGM on 1 March 2018 have been added to our website for members to down­load using this link.
24 February 2018
The Ravensbourne Valley Preservation Society AGM will be held on Thursday 1 March 2018 at 8 p.m. at the Bromley Court Hotel. The String Ensemble from St Dunstan’s College will be entertaining us. See opposite
14 February 2018
The application to allow the driving test centre to remain at the temporary site at Bromley Court Hotel until 31 March 2019 has been refused. See here.
7 February 2018
The application for the construction of 3 two-bedroom dwellings (1 pair of semi-detached houses and 1 detached dwelling) at Oaklands Court, 6 Oaklands Road, Bromley has been refused. See here.
3 February 2018
We are sorry to announce the death of Bill Brown, husband of a long time RVPS member Barbara Brown. See opposite.
22 January 2018
We have been concerned about the state of the cycle path by the river Ravensbourne recently and have asked the London Borough of Lewisham to repair it. For details, see here.
20 January 2018
Our latest newsletter has been added to our archive for members to down­load using this link.
13 January 2018
The appeal against the refusal of the outline application at 100 Madeira Avenue, Bromley has been allowed. Outline planning permission is granted for demolition of the existing property and the erection of 2 three-bedroom townhouses and 1 four-bedroom townhouse . See this link.
4 January 2018
The application for a development on the land of garages to the rear of 10 Highland Road and part of the rear garden of 8 Highland Road, including demolition of garages and erection of five terrace houses has been refused – see here.
2 January 2018
Bromley Council have advised that they are proposing to introduce double yellow lines at the junction of Madeira Avenue and Highland Road. If residents or road users have any comments, please put them in writing by 17 January 2018. See this link.
24 December 2017
The resubmitted planning application for the construction of a single storey building on land at Ambleside, Bromley (rear of 13 Calmont Road) to provide a children’s crèche has been refused.  See here.
13 December 2017
Two versions of the decision are available from the file of the refused application for the change of use of the former leisure centre building to form part of a residential dwelling at Flat 39, Blyth Wood Park, 20 Blyth Road, Bromley BR1 3TN. See here for details.
9 December 2017
We have been notified that the planning applications for Beckenham Place Mansion at Beckenham Place Park, relating to uses including artist studios, yoga/fitness centre, private hire space, business uses and an independent primary school, and to listed building consent, are unacceptable. See this link for details.
24 November 2017
The outcome of the hearing on the licensing application by Shortlands Golf Club to increase their hours of operation is available. Sale or supply of alcohol only up to midnight will be permitted on Friday and Saturday. See this link.
1 November 2017
The application for a single-storey rear extension and first floor extension, and subdivision of the property to form two 3-bedroom houses at 1 Ullswater Close. Bromley BR1 4JF has been permitted. See here for details.
25 October 2017
A decision for planning conditions has been issued on the application with details of conditions submitted in relation to the partial demolition of 81 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, and the erection of a detached dwelling. See here for details.
15 September 2017
The playing field next to the river Ravensbourne (sometimes referred to as ‘Goan’ or ‘Times’) has been partially fenced. See here.
21 August 2017
Our annual roundup newsletter is available here for all to read.
15 August 2017
Following our objection to Beckenham Place Park’s application for a premises licence, the licensing authority have refused this application. See this link for details.
13 August 2017
We are grateful to Roger Legg and Brian Atkinson for acting as road reps for many years. We have a vacancy for the Warren Avenue round. See opposite.
10 August 2017
An application for the demolition of the building at 50 Ashgrove Road, Bromley and the construction of 2 two-bedroom maisonettes and 2 four-bedroom houses has been refused. See this link.
9 August 2017
The application to fell three pine trees in the front garden of 16 Crab Hill, Beckenham was refused on 27 March 2017. For this and other tree news, see this link.
8 August 2017
The decision refusing permission for the planning application for the demolition of the house at 61 The Avenue, Beckenham and erection of six flats in 2 two-storey buildings is now available. See here.
7 August 2017
Following the pouring of sewage into Glassmill Pond in Bromley because a pipe was not connected, volunteers are needed for a pollution survey of river Ravensbourne. See here.
4 August 2017
The application for a two-storey side-and-roof extension and a single-storey rear extension at Oak Dene, Oaklands Road, Bromley has been permitted. See here.
25 July 2017
The Forestry Commission were at Beckenham Place Park at the beginning of this month, and have reported the presence of oak processionary moth. See here.
12 July 2017
We are grateful to Ann Freiter for acting as road rep for Ravensbourne Avenue (odd numbers) for many years. See opposite.
18 May 2017
We are hopeful that the longstanding mess of stones at the bottom of each of Hillbrow Road and Elstree Hill, Bromley, will be resolved - see here.
22 April 2017
Trees have been removed at Sunset Hill, Hillbrow Road, Bromley, We feel it particularly important that these should be replaced in order to soften the street scene – see here.
21 April 2017
Various conditions have been approved on the application with details of conditions submitted in relation to planning permission at 74 Madeira Avenue, Bromley. See here.
24 March 2017
A decision has been given on one of the conditions in relation to the application for outline permission relating to the demolition of 4 Oaklands Road, Bromley and erection of 11 flats. See here.
2 March 2017
We have added a new page with some sound advice on how to avoid rogue traders and scams. See this link. We have included previous warnings from our existing pages relating to crime prevention and Neighbourhood Watch.
18 February 2017
Planning permission has been granted on the revised application for the demolition of the existing four-bedroom detached dwelling and redevelopment to provide 6 two-bedroom apartments and 1 bedsit at Upfield, Hillbrow Road, Bromley - see here.
15 February 2017
The applicants have won an appeal against the decision refusing the application for the demo­lition of a derelict shop to create eight new apartments at 2 River­park Gardens, Bromley. See here.
Working with the Community
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Bring ID to vote on 3 May 2018
If you live in Bromley borough, you will need ID to vote in a polling station at the local elections on 3 May 2018. There are more than 20 types of photographic and non-photographic ID to choose from. Find out more here. 
2018 annual general meeting
The Ravensbourne Valley Preservation Society AGM, to which all members are invited, was held on Thursday 1 March 2018 at 8 p.m. at the Bromley Court Hotel. Those who attended last year were pleased to learn that the String Ensemble from St Dunstan’s College, a co-educational school for nursery age to 18 year-olds based in Catford, were due to be entertaining us again this year with a selection of popular and well known tunes.

They were to have played a selection of music comprising:
  • Corelli Concerto Grosso (Vivace – Allegro – Adagio)
  • Fauré Après un rêve
  • Bach Concerto for two violins in D minor (first movement)
  • Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
  • Mozart Divertimento in D major (third movement)
  • Astor Piazzolla Libertango
Do please come in due course and see these astonishingly talented young people who amazed us last year.


New Zealand Herald, March 1914
Dates for your diary
Future meetings are on the first Thursday, every other month, at 8 p.m. at the Bromley Court Hotel as follows:
Thursday 3 May 2018Members’ Meeting
Thursday 5 July 2018Members’ Meeting

How to join
You can join us here. For further background information about the Society see About Us.
 
We cover the area shown above, and in more detail here, whilst an Introduction to Planning Issues can be opened here.
Newsletters
Our annual roundup newsletter is available here. Other newsletters, including the Ravens­bourne Valley Preservation Society 25 year review, are available from our archive for members to down­load.

To those members who have not done so already and would be happy to receive future newsletters by e-mail, please send the following information to the address given in our Download area (or via our Webmaster):
  • YOUR NAME
  • YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS
Planning Officer support
We are sorry to inform residents and members that, unless we are able to obtain further support from any volunteers to help us deal with planning applications, we will no longer be providing per­son­alised and specific advice to members. How­ever, we have made available self-help resources under the Planning tab, and RVPS will continue to formally object to planning applications as and when ap­pro­priate. If you would like to support us with planning, please contact the chairman.

Council news downloads
Latest news from the council can be found here or here.

Above: artist's impression of how the scheme won't look
Flood alleviation scheme in our area
There are interesting proposals for a new lake in Beckenham Place Park. See this link.
Our activities
We are publishing a selection of the letters we have written to local authorities to demonstrate the range of activities with which the society is involved. Generally, we receive replies but as we consider that we do not have permission to publish these, we have simply given details of the outcome of the correspondence.
Sunset on the Italian Villa, Elstree Hill
Sunset on the Italian Villa, Elstree Hill, 16 March 2014
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Bill Brown
We are sorry to announce the death of Bill Brown, husband of a long time RVPS member Barbara Brown. Bill died peacefully at his care home with both Carol, his daughter, and Barbara by his side on Monday 29 January 2018.

Bill had been suffering from Parkinson’s for some time and also became unwell with a chest infection and was unable to fight it all. 
 
As both Bill and Barbara spent so many happy years living in Downs Hill, it has been agreed that a cremation will take place at Beckenham Crematorium on Friday 23 February 2018 at 1.30 p.m. Please attend the cremation if you wish.
Road rep news
After many years of service, Roger Legg and Brian Atkinson have stepped down from their roles as the road reps. We are hugely grateful to them both for their contributions in delivering newsletters, collecting subscriptions and generally providing a link between the society and members. We are very pleased that Mick Pinson and Judy Adcock have volunteered to take over their respective rounds and their details can be found here.

Also we currently have a vacancy for the friendly and small Warren Avenue round – if you would like to support us by being the road rep for this road, please contact the Chair.
Ann Freiter
Please note that after many years, Ann Freiter has decided to give up her role as road rep for Ravensbourne Avenue (odd numbers). It goes without saying that we are enormously grateful for the dedication and commitment shown by Ann over such a long period and wish her well for the future.

Sharon Miles has agreed to take on the job.
Please remember!
If you see work being carried out on a protected tree please contact the Council immediately. If you learn of a developer wanting to develop a property please let us know immediately.
Over 60?
Did you know about Age UK Bromley & Greenwich (formerly Age Concern)?