Petts Wood is defined as a District Centre in the Bromley Unitary Development Plan and contains a mix of retail and non-retail units. Out of 141 units the primary and secondary retail frontages contain 16 convenience units and 54 comparison goods stores, 59 service and 12 vacant units.
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The memorial to William Willett, in Petts Wood woods, towards Chislehurst, commemorates the advocate of 'summer time', which was first introduced in 1916, a year after her died. For more information, click here.
Click on photos below to enlarge them: Petts Wood woods
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There is a good range of retail units on both sides of the railway line and increasing numbers of restaurants and take-aways. News Shopper headquarters is also based in the centre. Three supermarkets are located within Petts Wood: Morrisons to the West and Iceland and Sainsbury’s Local on Station Square to the East. There are no other significant local parades in the area.
Twenty community venues are located in the area. These include the Memorial Hall and the library. There are also a number of annual open-air events held in the centre. There are two allotment sites in the area. There are three GP surgeries; they offer a range of different services and clinics. The nearest A&E is the Princess Royal Hospital which is the only A&E department in the Borough. |
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A number of parks and playing fields provide bases for tennis, bowls and cricket and give the area its spacious character, in particular Jubilee Country Park provides an important recreational area.
There are two primary schools in the area and the Bromley Youth Music Trust is located within Southborough School. There are no secondary schools within the area. However there are several schools in adjoining areas which serve children in the community.
There is a strong residents’ association with high membership numbers.
The area is very well served by six bus routes, including the N47 night bus from Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross Station. Petts Wood railway station provides services to London Charing Cross, Victoria, Cannon Street and London Bridge and is well connected to the rest of the Borough when travelling via Bromley South and Beckenham Junction, where passengers can connect to the Tramlink. Roads in the area have easy connectivity to the A224, which in turn has easy access to the A21, the M25, the A20 and A2. Congestion continues to take place at peak periods and whilst Petts Wood is a controlled parking zone some on-street commuter parking remains. A London Cycle Network route runs roughly parallel to Petts Wood’s train line from Orpington Station and North East towards Bromley South and beyond.
There are two primary schools in the area and the Bromley Youth Music Trust is located within Southborough School. There are no secondary schools within the area. However there are several schools in adjoining areas which serve children in the community.
There is a strong residents’ association with high membership numbers.
The area is very well served by six bus routes, including the N47 night bus from Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross Station. Petts Wood railway station provides services to London Charing Cross, Victoria, Cannon Street and London Bridge and is well connected to the rest of the Borough when travelling via Bromley South and Beckenham Junction, where passengers can connect to the Tramlink. Roads in the area have easy connectivity to the A224, which in turn has easy access to the A21, the M25, the A20 and A2. Congestion continues to take place at peak periods and whilst Petts Wood is a controlled parking zone some on-street commuter parking remains. A London Cycle Network route runs roughly parallel to Petts Wood’s train line from Orpington Station and North East towards Bromley South and beyond.
11 August 2011 - Paul Stanley (Chair of Petts Wood & District Residents' Association)
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EventsMay Day Fair & Parade - Memorial Hall
Petts Wood Motorcycle Show - May Bank Holiday Petts Woodstock - August Petts Wood Christmas Carnival - end of November |