Policy information sourced from Tonbridge and Malling Managing Development and the Environment Development Plan Document

OS1 Protection of Open Spaces

Development which would result in the loss of, or reduce the recreational, nature conservation, biodiversity, carbon sink, landscape, amenity and/or historic value of, existing open spaces listed in Policy Annexes OS1A & OS1B and identified on the Proposals Map, and any other open spaces that are provided during the lifetime of the LDF, will not be permitted unless a replacement site is provided which is equivalent or better in terms of quantity, quality and accessibility.

The recreational, biodiversity, amenity and/or historic value of existing open spaces of lower quality as listed in Policy Annex OS1B and identified on the Proposals Map, will be enhanced primarily through developer contributions secured from developments in lieu of on-site open space provision (see Policy OS3).

For more information please see the Plan Document