In 2023, real estate firm Redcliff took charge of the proposed development at Walnuts shopping centre, after a previous planning application was withdrawn.
The company said that it wanted to “transform” the site with new homes and a “reimagined retail offer”.
However, design work on the plans has been paused for more than a year while the developer aims to resolve “some legal matters” with Bromley Council, the site’s freeholder.
Neither party has revealed the source of the legal snags, but Redcliff has admitted that the process has taken “longer than anticipated”.
Bromley Council did not respond after the News Shopper asked for more information.
This week, the firm said that conversations with the council have “stalled” while the borough’s estates team “undertake an asset review”.
Despite these difficulties, Redcliff says it has taken the decision to start the design and planning process again.
A new round of consultation will launch next Wednesday (March 5), when updated plans for the site by 2C Architects are set to be revealed.
Local people will have until March 31 to respond to the consultation.
