On 2nd September three judges of the Court of Appeal decided unanimously that there should be a full judicial review of Bromley Council’s scheme to put a huge commercial development in Crystal Palace Park. If Crystal Palace Campaign’s challenge succeeds, the planning permission for the scheme will be declared null and void.

Bromley’s officers have publicly stated that the legal challenge is without foundation. They have been proved wrong. The Campaign marches on. The 1990 Crystal Palace Act says that any new building on the site must reflect the architectural style of the original Palace. Bromley Council says it does. Their deafness to our voice is legendary. Perhaps they are blind too. What do you think?

This is our impression of the view that Bromley never lets you see. The concrete vehicle ramps at the side and front of the building are supported on vast concrete stanchlons. The 18-screen mega-multiplex development will be the size of 2 football stadiums laid end to end and have 950 cars on the rooftop. And don’t forget the amusement arcades, fast-food restaurants and ‘leisure boxes’ (we can’t be precise - the developer won’t tell us...).

Throw in the huge roadworks In the park and surrounding area and the tunnel entrance into the park up Anerley Hill, open it till 2 am, 365 days a year and you have an ugly, excessive construction bringing congestion, pollution, crime and a hard urban edge to this small neighbour hood. The community has overwhelmingly rejected this development but Bromley, which will receive from the sale of this site, has ignored the community's voice. Isn’t it time now that Bromley listened?