Policy information sourced from Bexley Core Strategy

Policy CS07 Welling geographic region

The vision for the Welling geographic region will be achieved by:

  • focusing housing and employment growth primarily in and around Welling town centre (indicative boundary of this sustainable growth area shown on Map 3.2) and using the development of sites in this area to address specific issues around traffic congestion, and access to open space;
  • ensuring that development is sympathetic to local character, through high quality, well designed, mixed use development proposals within Welling town centre that contribute to its renewal and result in the retail and service function of the town being safeguarded, preserve local distinctiveness, and, where possible, result in an improvement of the town centre’s public realm including greening of the town centre;
  • ensuring that development in areas susceptible to localised flooding incorporates measures to manage surface water drainage;
  • ensuring that the heritage assets and areas that are characterised by mainly semi-detached and detached family housing are retained and, where possible, improved, including the surrounding environment, and that new development is in keeping with the local and historic character of these areas;
  • securing the completion of the Welling Corridor study and the implementation of resulting transport and accessibility improvements, including outside of the town centre;
  • taking opportunities to address the deficit of public open space and access to nature, including children’s play space, that exists in large parts of the region, particularly in Welling town centre, Falconwood and East Wickham; and
  • protecting or enhancing the key heritage asset of Danson Mansion, Danson Park and its role as a prestigious park, including enhancing access, especially from the town centre.

For more information please see the Bexley Core Strategy