Beckenham Town & Copers Cope ward

At the 2nd November meeting of Bromley Council’s Development Control Committee, Councillors of all three parties voted to approve for use the Beckenham High Street Shop Fronts Design Guide.

Conservative Councillors in Beckenham, Michael Tickner and Stephen Wells, have secured the discussion of an important policy document on Beckenham High Street at the Council’s Development Control Committee on Tuesday 2nd November.

The Government have announced that as of the 17th October 2021 the Department of Transport’s “Operator of Last Resort” (OLR) will take over the management of the London Southeastern Franchise. Tickets and services will supposedly be unaffected by this change.

Conservative members in Beckenham have chosen Carline Deal, Councillor Michael Tickner and Councillor Stephen Wells as the Conservative candidates for the new Beckenham Town & Copers Cope ward ahead of next year's local elections.

Beckenham Councillor, Michael Tickner, has reported a locksmith company to Bromley Trading Standards over nuisance adverting methods.

Conservative councillors in Hayes & Coney Hall, West Wickham and Kelsey & Eden Park wards have welcomed news from Southeastern Railways that the off-peak services to Charing Cross will be resuming from September.

Beckenham’s Member of Parliament, Bob Stewart, has called on Southeastern Railways to be more transparent in how decisions are taken as to when local services will be reinstated. While services between Beckenham Junction to London Victoria have now returned to pre-pandemic levels, the operator has not committed to reinstating the rush hour direct services to London Blackfriars, something the local Conservatives are campaigning for.

Beckenham’s Member of Parliament, Colonel Bob Stewart, has called on Southeastern Railways to reinstate the Beckenham Junction to London Blackfriars to rush hour service, which was suspended at the start of the pandemic.

Improvements can be made to local high streets across Bromley Council to help them safely and successfully open after lockdown thanks to Government funding.

Conservative councillors for Copers Cope ward have succeeded in getting Bromley Council and TfL to improve the dangerous junction of Scott’s Lane, Bromley Road and Downsbridge Road with installation of a new mini roundabout and pedestrian crossing. There had been 14 collisions recorded there in the 5 years to June 2020.