13 February - When the borough is broke, is anyone safe?
I
thought only Councillor Philip Read believed I am some sort of Labour stooge but maybe I was wrong.
@tonyofsidcup has been digging deeply into Bexley Councilְ’s website and suggested that
Burr Farm Park which lies behind the Leader’s house may not be a protected space after all.
My excuse for missing it may be that although it is listed on
the Asset Register as Burr Farm it is almost anonymous on
the Local Plan. It is now officially “Land behind Belvedere Road”.
Page 205 if you are tempted to check it out. The name Burr Farm by which the land is best known appears nowhere in the document.
A four storey block comprising at least 85 dwellings built over 0·944 hectares is said to be a possibility leaving
rather less than half of that as green space. Unfortunately the only access
point is in the worst possible place to allow quick access to Bexleyheath
Station. Perhaps Teresa O’Neill will allow a footpath down the side of her house. #doitforbexley.
