Policy information sourced from the Bexley Unitary Development Plan

ENV19:

The Council will seek to retain land defined as urban open space on the Proposals Map for uses that would retain the open appearance of the land, such as:

  • predominantly open air recreation, leisure, tourism or sport
  • allotments and nursery gardens
  • cemeteries
  • nature conservation
  • educational or community uses in large grounds

except where all of the following criteria are satisfied:

  • there is adequate provision of public open space within the area in which the site is situated (as defined by Policy TAL5);
  • need cannot be identified for its use for open air recreation, leisure or sport or other appropriate use of open land;
  • the land has no significant or important visual amenity value as a landscape feature in providing attractive breaks in the built-up area;
  • distinctive features of the open land, such as mature trees and woodland, are preserved as part of any development of the site; and
  • there is no conflict with any other policies in this Plan.

For more information please see the Bexley Unitary Development Plan