Policy information sourced from the Bexley Local Plan
DP13: Protecting local views
- Development proposals with the potential to impact a Local Protected View must meet the following criteria:
- Development in the foreground and middle ground of a protected view should not be overly intrusive, unsightly or prominent to the detriment of the view;
- Development in the background of a protected view should give context to landmarks and not harm the composition of the view as a whole; and,
- Any existing or proposed viewing places within the development should be accessible and managed so that they enhance people’s experience of the protected view.
- Development proposals that will have a significant adverse impact on the aesthetic and character of a Local Protected View will be resisted.
- Development proposals should consider whether the proposal has the potential to impact on a nondesignated view. Non-designated views should be identified through the Development Management process. A proposal with the potential to impact on a non-designated view must demonstrate that the proposal will not have an adverse impact on that view.
- Development proposals that are within London’s Protected Vistas must meet the requirements of Part F of London Plan policy HC4.
For more information please see the Bexley Local Plan