Cathedral signs agreement for £300m Bromley makeover

  Cathedral Group has signed a development agreement with Bromley council for the £300m regeneration of Bromley High Street. The scheme around Westmoreland Road in Bromley proposes a cultural and recreational hub called Bromley South Central. Cathedral’s Geddes-designed plans will see the Westmoreland Road car park demolished and replaced with a mixed use leisure development. The scheme comprises a public piazza, a nine screen multiplex cinema, 25,000 sq ft of cafes and restaurants, a 150 bedroom business hotel, 173 private and affordable apartments and a 400 space underground car park. Cathedral chief executive Richard Upton said: “Throughout the UK regeneration projects are running into trouble. Yet even in the current climate Cathedral has been able to ensure that 60% of the Bromley South Central scheme is under offer to quality leisure and public infrastructure covenants and other service providers.”   Work will start on the site next year, completing in 2012.   paul.norman@estatesgazette.com   To access all EGi news stories and commercial property data sign up for a free trial today, or visit the subscription options page to find out more.