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July 2010
Planning permission has been granted for the amalgamation of two livery stables at Upchurch including a new floodlit manege and storage building.
Much awaited planning permission also granted for a large residential extension in the Green Belt in the middle of a nature reserve.
Ironworks Gymnasium, approved at Park Wood Industrial Estate, due to open mid August.
June 2010: Long awaited permission for Change of Use
Bloomfields have just achieved planning permission for a change of use of an industrial unit to form a gym (the Iron Works Gymnasium) in Park Wood, Maidstone. Maidstone Borough Council granted approval for a temporary 3 year period on 7th June 2010 so that the situation could be reviewed in 2013. This is because the loss of industrial premises is normally resisted but an exception was made in this case thanks to the arguments advanced.
May 2010: Lower Lines gardens open
The Lower Lines Park in Gillingham was made public for the first time last weekend. The 5.5 hectare community gardens were once the site of a large house, built for the Commander in Chief at the Nore (the oldest naval command in Britain), which included landscaped gardens, traces of which still remain. The park includes a section of the Chatham Lines, the defensive ditch which joined Fort Amherst in defending Chatham Dockyard from landward attack. Bloomfields acted as planning consultant to gain the necessary permission for the park to be possible.
The Park sits alongside the new College Campus in Gillingham. It includes woodland, a defensive ditch bridge, an adventure playground, plus a sculpture park is due to be added later in the year. It has been funded by Mid Kent College but will be managed and maintained by an independent community Trust. A Friends group exists to support this Trust and to help promote the Park to residents from the area. The "Friends of the Admirals Gardens" meets every six weeks and always welcomes new members. To find out more, visit www.foag.org.uk.
April 2010: Planning Approval for Queen Street, Chatham
An outline planning application has been approved for new homes and shops on The Brook, on the site of the current Queen Street and Slicketts Hill car parks in Chatham. Bloomfields acted as planning consultant, achieving the planning approval for this key Medway site.
The proposal is for a mixed use scheme comprising 3,500 sq.m of retail development (Classes A1 and A2) with ancillary parking and residential development to include 120 apartments and 26 townhouses. The site is of strategic importance in the Masterplan proposals for Chatham, and the proposals draw on the ambitions of the 2008 Chatham Centre and Waterfront Development Brief.
March 2010: 100 Years Experience!
Bloomfields are celebrating a milestone of town planning experience between them this year. Anna, Peter and Peter have accumulated over one hundred years of extensive town planning experience, dealing with a variety of planning issues across a broad spectrum of urban and rural environments. Their century is quite an achievement, given the growing complexity and constant change in Government policy and guidance - the town planning environment is now more technical, political and sensitive than ever.
MD Anna has over 33 years experience, Peter Waller has over 42 and Peter Cooper has 25 years under their belts. So with Bloomfields, you can be assured that you’re in good hands!
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