Nine areas are identified as Areas of Special Character (ASLC): Honor Oak Park, Crofton Park, Brockley Hill, Blythe Hill Fields, Brockley Hall Estate, Ewart Road Estate, Brockley Park Estate, Montem Road Estate, Segal Close (as shown in Figure 7 on page 57 and described in detail in Appendix B).

Development within an ASLC will be required to protect and enhance the characteristics that contribute to its special local landscape, architectural and townscape distinctiveness.

This shall be achieved by the following requirements:

i. Development should respect and creatively respond to the features and context of the ASLC, based on an understanding of each site including its context and the surrounding townscape and landform;

ii. The design of all new development should respond creatively to, and enhance, its context. Development will be required to incorporate exemplary standards of high quality design befitting each ASLC’s diverse and locally distinctive built and landscape setting and its public realm context;

iii. New development should protect and enhance important local social, cultural and heritage assets, including the distinctive landscape character of Buckthorne Cutting, and significant local views as defined in Figure 7;

iv. Demolition of a principal building frontage facing the public realm will be resisted where the frontage is of architectural and townscape merit and contributes to the distinctiveness of the area;

v. The existing built fabric and building features should be carefully repaired/restored with matching materials, details and workmanship. Where this is not feasible, these should be carefully replaced with matching features. Materials should be reused on site wherever possible;

vi. Development will be required to demonstrate that opportunities have been taken to improve the character and quality of the ASLC and the way it functions.

vii. Development proposals within the Areas of Special Local Character should demonstrate how the proposed development will protect the area’s character and distinctiveness.

For more information and policy context please see the Crofton Park and Honour Oak Neighbourhood Plan