South East London

Bromley, Bexley, Orpington and the London edge

The London boroughs on Kent’s border: Bromley’s suburbs and Cray valley industry, and Bexley’s Thames-side estates at Erith and Belvedere.

The patch

Bromley and South East London and the sites it holds

Bromley and Bexley are the two London boroughs that border Kent, about fourteen miles from Wrotham by the A20 and A21 or the M25. Bromley is the largest London borough by area and largely suburban, with the Cray valley industrial area around St Mary Cray and Orpington, Biggin Hill airport and its business park, and the Princess Royal University Hospital at Farnborough.

Bexley to the north is more industrial. Erith and Belvedere hold a long Thames-side strip of manufacturing, waste, energy and logistics, Thamesmead is a regeneration area of London scale, and the borough’s town centres at Bexleyheath, Sidcup and Welling are the usual mix of retail, offices and hospitality.

Inside London the enforcement split is the same as in Kent, HSE for construction, manufacturing and industry, the borough councils for offices, retail, warehousing and hospitality, but fire safety passes to the London Fire Brigade.

Typical site types

Suburban residential construction and refurbishment
Cray valley and Thames-side industry
Waste, energy and logistics at Erith and Belvedere
Town-centre retail and commercial fit-out
Highways and utilities on the A20, A21 and A2

Sectors

The sectors that matter around Bromley and South East London

Construction and housing developmentClients, principal contractors and contractors on commercial and housing projects, from demolition and groundworks through to completion, under CDM 2015.Read more Fabrication and process operationsWorkshops, fabrication shops and process plants: machinery, hot work, hazardous substances and the management systems that hold up on the shop floor.Read more Civil engineering and groundworksGroundwork and reinforced-concrete-frame contractors on highways, footings and deep excavation works, from a background in plant operation.Read more Retail fit-outFit-out projects from shell and core through to Category B: short programmes, trading neighbours and the public a hoarding away.Read more

Disciplines

The disciplines these sites call for

Questions about Bromley and South East London

How far is Bromley from Wrotham?

About fourteen miles: the A20 towards London and the A224 through Orpington, or the M25 to the A21 at junction 4.

Who enforces fire safety in the London boroughs?

The London Fire Brigade, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, rather than Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Health and safety enforcement follows the same HSE and local-authority split as in Kent, with Bromley and Bexley councils covering the premises that fall to local authorities.

What industry is there in Bexley?

A long strip of Thames-side industry at Erith and Belvedere: manufacturing, waste and recycling, energy from waste, aggregates and logistics, served by the river and the A2016. Thamesmead and the riverside are also among the largest regeneration areas in London.

Go deeper

The sectors and disciplines that matter most around Bromley and South East London, and the neighbouring patch.

Construction and housing sites and what was done on themClients, principal contractors and contractors on commercial and housing projects, from demolition and groundworks through to completion, under CDM 2015.CDM 2015 and construction, on the recordSpecialist support to clients, designers and principal contractors under CDM 2015, on commercial and housing projects from groundworks to completion.Sevenoaks, on the mapStephen’s home patch: Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Borough Green and the M20/M26 corridor, with its residential developments, business parks and rural estates.Who delivered itStephen’s career, qualifications and memberships, in his own record.