New football ground, community facilities and affordable housing on Green Belt land for Cray Wanderers FC.
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Cray Wanderers, London's oldest football club, has seen its application for a new ground, community facilities and affordable housing on Green Belt land at Flamingo Park in Chislehurst approved by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
With DHA on its team, the club achieved its planning goal after showing its very special circumstances overcame Green Belt policy constraints, and evidence of significant community benefits, having been homeless for 45 years.
The original application was called-in by the Secretary of State following Bromley Council's decision to approve in 2016 after the Mayor of London objected to the proposals. The original application was set to go to a Public Inquiry, which the club opted not to fight but instead went for a replay, with a new application addressing all the Mayor's concerns, led by DHA.
These included reducing the developed areas on the site, scaling back the residential and commercial floor areas, lowering the height of the buildings, providing an extra community football pitch and making 100% of the housing on the site affordable.
The Secretary of State subsequently confirmed the application would not be called-in. The final whistle will be blown once the draft section 106 agreements and planning conditions have been drawn up between Bromley and the Club.
A spokesman for Cray Wanderers said: "DHA provided the club with invaluable planning support and helped us navigate our way through the planning application process with both Bromley and, very importantly, the Greater London Authority.
"The new stadium not only secures the future of the club but will also cement our place within the local community and provide much-needed facilities on what is currently a degraded site."
People who worked on this project
Mathew joined DHA as one of our original graduate intake in 2004. He has a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Westminster, having previously studied Geography at the University of Birmingham.
Matthew joined DHA in 2012, having previously worked at Kent County Council. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Geography and was awarded an MSc in Town Planning from the University of Brighton in 2014.
Sectors we work in
We are particularly proud of our track record of securing planning consent for valuable community facilities on behalf of both public and private sector clients – from village halls to libraries and pre-schools.
DHA have a long track record of work within the leisure sector, having secured consent for projects including ice rinks, football stadia and training complexes, sport pavilions, equestrian training centres and countless leisure centres. Each project comes with its own unique set of circumstances and design needs and DHA are adept at responding to these, working collaboratively with the design team to identify and mitigate any planning risks whilst promoting the many benefits such projects deliver.
DHA are a leading practice in the residential sector, working with individuals on their dream houses through to thousands of new homes in Garden Settlements.
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