Policy information sourced from Bromley Local Plan

Policy 49 The Green Belt

Within the Green Belt permission will not be given for inappropriate development unless very special circumstances can be demonstrated that clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness or any other harm.

The construction of new buildings on land falling within the Green Belt will be inappropriate, unless it is for the following purposes:

  • agriculture and forestry;
  • appropriate facilities for outdoor sport and outdoor recreation and cemeteries which preserve the openness of the Green Belt and do not conflict with the purposes of including land in it;
  • extension or alteration of a building that it does not result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building;
  • the replacement of a building, provided the new building is in the same use and not materially larger than the one it replaces;
  • limited infilling in villages, and limited affordable housing for local community needs under policies set out in the Local Plan; or
  • limited infilling or the partial or complete redevelopment of previously developed sites (brownfield land), whether redundant or in continuing use (excluding temporary buildings), which would not have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt and the purpose of including land within it than the existing development.

Certain other forms of development are also not inappropriate in the Green Belt provided they preserve the openness of the Green Belt and do not conflict with the purposes of including land in Green Belt. These are:

  • mineral extraction;
  • engineering operations;
  • local transport infrastructure which can demonstrate a requirement for a Green Belt location;
  • the re-use of buildings provided that the buildings are of permanent and substantial construction;
  • and development brought forward under a Community Right to Build Order.

For more information please see the Local Plan