Bexley Council’s developer submits plan for 70 Bexleyheath homes

Bexley Council have submitted plans for 70 new homes in Bexleyheath at Burr Farm.

These proposals come from the council’s BexleyCo developer. It’s green space that was formerly part of Upland Primary School which has remained unused since the school was redeveloped in 2005.

The BexleyCo website states 71 homes though 70 is the number in the planning application. It sits off Belvedere Road with a total of 31 x 2-bedrooms (44%), 30 x 3-bedrooms (43%) and 9 x 4-bedrooms (13%).

Affordable housing is again very low from BexleyCo at just ten per cent. That’s despite the site being public land and thus the need to purchase the plot before construction isn’t a requirement. That saving isn’t translated into affordable housing.

Transport

Bexleyheath station is five minute’s walk from the Church Road end of the site. Or it would be if a gated alley is opened up. It’s not proposed to do so so a longer convoluted walk is the result. A total of 62 parking spaces are proposed.

Transport information is as poor as ever in these applications. Apparently Thameslink runs on the Bexleyheath line. It’s got to be a good 80 per cent of transport information in planning documents across south east London that are inaccurate when it comes to rail.

Housing surrounds the plot with an internal public space. Landscaping is again designed to look wonderful in renders when plans are submitted but require high maintenance. Expect very hefty service charges on residents to look after it.

Or it won’t be maintained. Plenty of other sites have seen similar.

RM_A architects are behind the project’s design. Click here to view the application.