Policy information sourced from the Bexley Local Plan

DP11: Achieving high-quality design

  1. Development proposals within a Primarily Residential Area, as defined on the Policies Map, must seek to protect or enhance the area’s character and its amenities. Proposals for uses other than those residential in nature, will only be acceptable where they provide community, social or leisure facilities, or employment uses compatible with a residential area.
  2. Irrespective of location, all development proposals for new buildings, extensions and alterations, conversions, changes of use and public and private spaces will be expected to follow the principles and requirements set out in this document and to:
    • Character
      • ensure that the layout, height, scale and massing, façade treatment, and materials are complimentary to the surrounding area contribute positively to the street scene
    • Landscaping
      • provide a high standard of landscaping design, appropriate to the proposal and with regard to the character of the surrounding area
    • Privacy, outlook and adverse impacts
      • ensure that appropriate levels of privacy, outlook, natural daylight and other forms of amenity are provided
      • ensure existing properties’ amenity is appropriately protected e. ensure that all proposed development and uses do not unacceptably affect residents or occupiers of either the proposed development or of existing neighbouring residents, businesses and community facilities by means of noise, odour, vibration and light spill or other disturbances
    • Quality of residential accommodation
      • provide sufficient useable on-site external amenity space (communal, semi-private and private) and appropriate play spaces for children, relative to the proposed scale of development
      • meet appropriate internal accommodation standards
    • Crime
      • apply the principles of designing out crime whilst maintaining an attractive, connected environment
    • Advertisements
      • ensure that new advertisements do not detract from the character and appearance of the surrounding area and do not have an adverse effect on public safety

For more information please see the Bexley Local Plan