Plans to redevelop traveller site in Sidcup among recent Bexley applications
Plans for the redevelopment of a traveller site in Sidcup have been submitted.
The London Borough of Bexley, with applicant Michael Cooper, is seeking to revamp 1-8 McKillop Way.
The proposal outlines the demolition of six amenity buildings and the erection of nine new ones.
Additionally, the number of plots is set to increase from eight to nine.
The application, submitted to the London Borough of Bexley, Watling Street, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AT, welcomes representations from landowners or tenants.
They have 21 days from the notice date, March 5, to submit their views.
Meanwhile, another planning application has been submitted for a change of use in Bexley High Street.
The proposal is for 37 Bexley High Street, Bexley, Kent, and seeks retrospective permission for a change from Commercial, Business, and Service (Class E) to Restaurant and Hot-food Takeaway (Class Sui Generis).
The application, lodged by a Mr L Deakin, has been submitted to the London Borough of Bexley Council.
Members of the public are invited to view the application and make any observations using the Planning Application Information Online system on the Council's website.
The deadline for representations is March 26, 2025.
Responses should quote reference 25/00356/FUL and be addressed to Development Management, Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AT.
Under the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1995, the Council must make any response to this notice available for public inspection.
Both applications have been submitted in the context of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990.
The applications follow the legal requirements for notifying the public and other interested parties, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to have their say.
In both cases, the planning applications are part of wider development activities in the area.
The proposed redevelopment of the traveller site and the change of use in Bexley High Street are indicative of ongoing changes within the borough.
The applications underline the importance of the public's right to be informed and involved in the planning process.
The notice for the redevelopment of the traveller site was signed by Patricia Narebor, Deputy Director of Legal & Democratic Services.
The notice for the change of use in Bexley High Street was signed by Richard Turek, Head of Development Management.
Both notices were dated March 5, 2025.
The public can stay informed about these and other planning applications by visiting the planning section of the London Borough of Bexley Council's website.
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