Policy information sourced from the Sutton Local Plan 2016-2031

24: Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land - Green Belt

a. The council has removed one site from the Green Belt and allocated it as an extension to the existing Gypsy and Traveller Site at land south of The Pastures, Carshalton Road (Site Allocation 104), The council has removed two sites from Metropolitan Open Land for a school on Rosehill Recreation Ground (Site Allocation S98), and to extend the Beddington Strategic Industrial Location on Land to the West of Beddington Lane (Site Allocation 76).

b. The council has amended the Green Belt boundary to remove the housing estate including Damson Way (to the west), Lawson Walk (to the south) and Burns Close (to the east).

c. The council has amended MOL boundaries so that the Mayflower Park, Worcester Park boundary follows the road and line of built development, and that Grove Park, Carshalton, includes the former school playing field.

d. The council will not grant planning permission for inappropriate development in the Green Belt or Metropolitan Open Land unless other material considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt or Metropolitan Open Land and constitute very special circumstances. The construction of new buildings and structures or the re-use of buildings and structures in the Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land will be inappropriate unless it is for the following purposes:

  1. agriculture, horticulture or animal-related businesses.
  2. appropriate facilities for outdoor sport and recreation and cemeteries.

Any new buildings or structures or the re-use of buildings and structures should preserve the openness of the Green Belt or Metropolitan Open Land.

e. The council will grant planning permission for extensions to, alterations to and the replacement of an existing building or structure in the Green Belt provided that the increase in the external volume of the built form is no greater than 30% above the size of the original building or structure.

f. The council will grant planning permission for redevelopment of previously developed sites comprising two or more non-ancillary buildings, 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.

For Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land maps, see Appendix 5, Maps 5.1 to 5.22, and Policies Map.

For more information please see the Local Plan 2016-2031