Policy information sourced from Bromley Local Plan
Policy 101 Shopfronts and Security Shutters
The Council will resist the removal of shop fronts of architectural or historic merit.
The Council will expect proposals for new shop fronts or alterations to existing shop fronts to demonstrate a high quality, which complements the original design, proportions, materials and detailing of the shop front, surrounding street scene and the building of which it forms part.
Blinds, canopies or shutters where acceptable in principle must be appropriate to the character of the shop front and its setting; external security grilles will not normally be permitted; in sensitive areas, rigid and gloss finish blinds will be unacceptable.
New signage and illumination to shop fronts must demonstrate a high quality of design, which complements the character and materials of the shop front and surrounding street scene and does not compromise public safety.
New shop fronts must be designated to allow equal access for all users.
When considering applications for security shutters the Council will resist solid shutters or those shutters that give the appearance of being solid. The Council will normally permit shutters of an open type where:
- shutter boxes are not over dominant, are contained within the shopfront and do not project from the face of the building; and
- both shutter boxes and shutters are not of untreated metal and are colour co-ordinated to match the shopfront.
For more information please see the Local Plan