Policy information sourced from Bexley Core Strategy

Policy CS17 Green infrastructure

Bexley’s green infrastructure, including open spaces and waterways will be protected, enhanced and promoted as valuable resources. In particular, this will be achieved by:

  • protecting metropolitan green belt and metropolitan open land from inappropriate development;
  • seeking opportunities in new development to provide new open space and play space, and ensuring all new developments, where possible, make a positive and appropriate contribution to green infrastructure, and where appropriate, the public realm, either through direct provision of new open space or through planning obligations;
  • resisting harmful backland development;
  • protecting and enhancing the biodiversity, heritage and archaeological values of open spaces, including the Rivers Thames, Cray, Shuttle and their tributaries within the borough;
  • protecting significant green corridors, and seeking opportunities to increase connectivity between the network of green spaces and habitats;
  • working in partnership, seeking funding and supporting projects to promote the restoration and enhancement of open spaces, public realm and the Blue Ribbon Network within the borough;
  • implementing the priorities outlined in the Bexley Open Space Strategy including, where appropriate, rivers and waterways restoration; and
  • providing opportunities within waterside development for river restoration and the protection and enhancement of biodiversity.

For more information please see the Bexley Core Strategy