Sidcup gym and homes plan approved at former cinema
Bexley Council’s planning committee have given the green light a new gym and flats near Sidcup station.
I first covered plans back in August last year. Click here to read details on what to expect on site.
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The gym will operate 24/7 and will be located alongside 26 flats at the former site of Sidcup Odeon. The frontage was previously retained as the rear demolished. The frontage will now also be demolished.
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There is no affordable housing on site. Instead Bexley accepted a payment of £250,000 for off-site provision. That’s enough for barely one home. The authority has failed to meet affordable housing targets by a substantial amount over recent years with a three per cent increase over three years.
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The last full year’s record shows zero affordable homes built. This is then costing Bexley Council (and in turn taxpayers) vast sums as they – like others councils – then house people in expensive emergency overnight accommodation.
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