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Here's the current information
pack for new residents
This contains:
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Brief History of the Cator Estate and
Barnmead Road
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Barnmead Road (Cator Estate) Residents
Ltd.
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Barnmead Road Conservation Area – A
Policy Statement from Bromley Council
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Barnmead Road Conservation Area –
Supplementary Guidance
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Names of houses
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Residents’ Association
All residents are
welcome to participate in the association’s activities and attend meetings.
We may often ask for help with various tasks such as leaf clearance and
general maintenance in the street. You can expect to receive pleas for help
from time to time. We also hope that as many of you as possible will agree
to join our litter rota, as litter is not collected by the Council and the
more who join the rota, the less often we all have to do it. See the list of
committee members for contact details.
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November 2006
Autumn 2006
Summer 2006
Spring 2006
December 2005
October 2005
August 2005
May 2004
January 2003
July 2002
November 2001
May 2001
September 2000
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Road charge
The annual charge for
road maintenance is set by the Annual General Meeting each autumn. Barnmead
Road would cease to function either as a community or as a thoroughfare
without your contributions. We have one of the best-maintained private roads
in Beckenham and repairs are done on a quarterly basis. If the surface of
the road is to be maintained, we need your contributions. If you do not pay,
other residents subsidise you. Last year, unpaid contributions amounted to
more than the cost of one session of repairs.
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Finance
Your contributions are
used in a variety of ways to maintain Barnmead and Plawsfield Roads and to
undertake necessary company business. Expenditure is generally very frugal,
as many residents undertake work on a voluntary basis and use their own
facilities. Expenditure is normally limited to:
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Projects
Vast improvements to
the street lighting were achieved in recent years with the help of Bromley
Council. Other projects have to be undertaken from the street’s funds. The
replacement of kerbstones is an ongoing project. At present, we are also
investigating with Bromley Council what other initiatives might be possible
to improve our environment, calm traffic and regulate parking. Suggestions
for other projects are always welcome. Contact the committee or come to the
AGM.
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Living in a conservation area means that you should pay close attention
to planning regulations when considering any modifications to your home.
Residents need to pay particular attention to
planning guidance, as the council has in the past caused residents restore
developments (however in keeping they may seem), if they have been proceeded
without consent.
"The Council will expect
all proposals for new development to conform with the character of that
section of the Conservation Area surrounding the proposal site and with the
general character of the area, especially in regard to the scale and height
of construction, location with a plot (where material), design and materials
used. It is hoped that all improvement works will take account of the
character of the buildings and alter them as little as possible."
Residents need to be
particularly mindful of the Article IV direction as outlined in the welcome
pack.
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Nicely detailed map of the house
layouts in the street
courtesy of Jim Clarke @ No. 32
Aerial Photograph from Jan 2001 Courtesy of
www.getmapping.com.
Street-map (.jpg 122k)
Large-scale street-map from 1894
(.jpg 355k) and a commentary on this
Some photos of the street in the snow of 2001
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Each Year, we hold a street party in the first Saturday in July
Street Party 2002
Street Party 2000
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Allotments
There is an area of allotments at the east end of Barnmead Road with plots
available at very moderate annual cost. Many local residents have plots and
are a source of invaluable guidance for the inexperienced (they may also
present you with cuttings and produce!). There is a very sociable
atmosphere, interspersed with quiet, fresh air and birdsong.
Details of allotments in the area can be obtained from Alan Jones at Bromley
Council
alan.jones@bromley.gov.uk (tel. 020 8313 4438)
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Recommended services
The
following services have all been recommended by local residents, but
Barnmead (Cator Estate) Residents Ltd. bears no responsibility for the
accuracy of such recommendations. We publish details solely to assist
residents. You are advised to check the credentials of any contractors or
seek personal recommendations before proceeding with any work.
(in development)
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