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Contents Introduction ...... 2 Section 1: Overview of changes to spatial designations ...... 2 Section 2: Detailed changes to spatial designations ...... 8 Metropolitan Green Belt ...... 8 Metropolitan Open Land ...... 14 Urban Open Space ...... 21 South East London Green Chain ...... 63 Town Centres, Neighbourhood Centres and Small Parades ...... 66 Thames Policy Area ...... 104 Education Land ...... 111 Employment Land ...... 137
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Submission policies map technical paper
Introduction Regulation 9 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 states that local planning authorities must “illustrate geographically the application of the policies in the adopted development plan”. This must take the form of a “Policies Map” (formerly known as a “Proposals Map”) which is adopted alongside a Local Plan. The London Borough of Bexley (“the Council”)’s previous proposals map was adopted alongside the Unitary Development Plan (UDP) in 2004 and designations have remained unchanged since this date.
The Council has prepared a new Local Plan, and as such must produce a new policies map (which will update and replace the UDP proposals map). The preparation of a new Local Plan is the only opportunity for the Council to amend its land-use designations. This technical paper summarises the changes made to the Council’s land use designations and the reasons for these changes. Key pieces of evidence have been highlighted where further detailed information may be found regarding the proposed changes.
The boundaries which appear on the Council’s UDP proposals map were originally hand drawn, without the benefit of GIS (Geographical Information System) software. These have since been digitised for development management purposes but remain inaccurate in places and have previously been reproduced at too large a scale for many modern requirements. Therefore, all designations have been accurately reproduced based on the most recent OS base map to ensure that all boundaries are strong and defensible. This has led to many small, factual alterations which would be impractical to detail individually. All draft designations can be viewed on the Regulation 19 submission policies map.
This technical paper should be read alongside the submission policies map and the Draft Local Plan. Section 1: Overview of changes to spatial designations This section presents an overview of the changes to all spatial land use designations between the UDP proposals map (2004) and the Regulation 19 submission policies map (2021), including where designations have been removed, new designations added, or boundaries changed. All draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
Where a designation appeared on the UDP proposals map but does not appear on the submission policies map, it is considered that all previous policy requirements applying to these areas are covered by new policy requirements and designations, or are no longer required or relevant
Table 1 - Overview of changes to spatial designations
UDP proposals Submission Proposed Reason for change map policies map change designation designation
Allotments Allotments Change Removed allotments no longer in use and those in private ownership as they do not contribute towards the Council’s statutory responsibility to provide allotment plots. Based on the Council’s most up to date list of allotment sites. Removed sites have instead been designated as Urban Open Space where appropriate, to ensure they are protected for their openness, amenity value, and/or value to nature conservation. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
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UDP proposals Submission Proposed Reason for change map policies map change designation designation
Conservation Conservation Minor Minor boundary amendments to align with most up-to-date Areas Areas change OS base map. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map. Conservation areas and their associated CAAMPs will be reviewed separately from the Local Plan process at a later date.
Thames-side Crossness Sewage New A new designation covering the operational land of Crossness Special Policy Treatment Works designation Sewage Treatment Works, a similar area to that which was Area B/Special Operational Land previously designated as Thames-side Special Policy Area B Industrial Zone and a Special Industrial Zone on the UDP proposals map. These policies were not carried over from the UDP. Boundaries have been amended to reflect the current extent of the operational land. See map of changes on page Error! Bookmark not defined..
Educational Education Land Change See section 2 of this technical paper. Buildings and Playing Fields
Green Belt Green Belt Change See section 2 of this technical paper.
Strategic Views Local Strategic Change Newly designated views replacing the previously designated Views strategic views. Includes local panoramic views. Assessed and described within the ‘Locally significant views within London Borough of Bexley’ document. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
Secondary Locally Significant Change See section 2 of this technical paper. Employment Industrial Sites Land
Metropolitan Metropolitan Change See section 2 of this technical paper. Open Land Open Land
Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Change See section 2 of this technical paper. Centres Centres
Primarily Primarily Change Boundaries amended to reflect changes to other Residential Use Residential Areas designations, development that has occurred since adoption of the UDP proposals map, and to align with the most up-to- date OS base map. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
Road Hierarchy Road Hierarchy Change Reviewed and updated by transport and development and highways officers to reflect changes in road layouts and usage. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
Sites of Sites of Change The extent of SINC within Bexley are detailed in the Council’s Importance to Importance to SINC report. These sites have been included on the Nature Nature submission policies map and minor factual amendments have Conservation Conservation been made to boundaries to reflect the most up-to-date OS (SINC) base map and to correct historical errors.
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UDP proposals Submission Proposed Reason for change map policies map change designation designation
(SINC)/Proposed Additionally, a partial review of SINC was publicly consulted changes to SINC upon in March 2021 proposing new sites and boundary changes to existing SINC. These are currently shown separately on the submission policies map as “Proposed changes to SINC”. Following the Regulation 19 consultation and examination of the Local Plan, and subject to being reviewed by the London Wildlife Sites Board, the proposals will be formally adopted and the SINC designation on the policies map will be updated accordingly.
Sites of Special Sites of Special No change Boundaries remain as designated by Natural England and can Scientific Scientific Interest be viewed on the submission policies map. Interest (SSSI) (SSSI)
South East South East London Change See section 2 of this technical paper. London Green Green Chain Chain
Proposed New Thames Road Change One remaining road proposal has been carried over from the Road / Major Dualling UDP. Renamed to reflect this. Draft boundaries can be Road Safeguarding viewed on the submission policies map. Improvement
Town Centres Town Centres Change See section 2 of this technical paper.
Urban Open Urban Open Space Change See section 2 of this technical paper. Space
Primary Strategic Industrial Change See section 2 of this technical paper. Employment Land Areas
N/A Aggregates Sites New Five sites involved in the handling, processing, storage, or and Facilities designation distribution of aggregates have been designated on the policies map as ‘Aggregates Sites and Facilities’. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Ancient Woodland New Merged Natural England’s inventory of Ancient Woodland designation with Bexley’s locally held inventory to pick up smaller sites missed by the Natural England dataset. New dataset has been checked by the Council’s tree and woodland officers to ensure accuracy. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Appropriate New Defined in Policy DP12 of the Draft Local Plan and can be Locations for Tall designation viewed on the submission policies map. Buildings
N/A Flood Zone 3b New Defined in the Council’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (Functional designation Level 1 and can be viewed on the submission policies map. Floodplain)
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UDP proposals Submission Proposed Reason for change map policies map change designation designation
N/A Gypsy and New New designation covering all authorised Gypsy and Traveller Traveller Sites designation sites in the borough. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Local Nature New Covers all Local Nature Reserves in the borough designated Reserves designation under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Minerals New A new designation based on mineral resources data provided Safeguarding Area designation by the British Geological Survey (BGS) and best practice guidance. The mineral resources present and most economically viable in Bexley are sand and gravel. The BGS mineral resources data was used as a starting point for the designation of the MSA, however it was not considered practical to designate all potential mineral reserves within Bexley as an Minerals Safeguarding Area because: • Some areas are too small to allow economically justifiable extraction; and, • Some resources are very likely to have already been sterilised where they are located underneath existing urban development. For these reasons, isolated areas smaller than 25 hectares in size were excluded, as were urban areas (areas designated as primarily residential or employment land). Draft boundaries can be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Opportunity Area New Boundary set out in the adopted Thamesmead & Abbey designation Wood Opportunity Area Planning Framework and can be viewed on the submission policies map. Bexley Riverside Opportunity Area (BROA) has not been included on the submission policies map. BROA is not expected to be implemented within the plan period, due to lack of committed strategic infrastructure investment required to bring this forward. If strategic infrastructure was to be committed, an early review of the local plan would be triggered, and the policy designation would be reconsidered as part of this review.
N/A Regionally New GLA’s proposed RIGS and LIGS to be adopted through their Important designation inclusion on the policies map. Draft boundaries can be viewed Geological Sites on the submission policies map. and Locally Important Geological Sites (RIGS and LIGS)
N/A Safeguarded New Secretary of State issued new Safeguarding Directions on 19 Wharves designation February 2021 following the GLA’s 2018-19 Safeguarded
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UDP proposals Submission Proposed Reason for change map policies map change designation designation
Wharves Review. Designation on the submission policies map reflects these Directions.
N/A Site Allocations New New designation showing the boundaries of the draft Local designation Plan Site Allocations. See the Site Allocations Technical Paper for detailed methodology, and the draft Local Plan for detailed site allocations. Draft boundaries can also be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Small Parades New See section 2 of this technical paper. designation
N/A South East London New New designation based on sections 1, 2 and 3 of TfL’s green Green Chain Walk designation chain walk. Designation can be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Strategic Green New As adopted in the Council’s 2016 SINC report. Boundaries Corridors designation can be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Strategic Waste New Designated in partnership with the Southeast London Joint Sites designation Waste planning group in the Southeast London Joint Waste Technical Paper and reflected on the submission policies map.
N/A Sustainable New New designation. See Spatial Strategy Technical Paper for Development designation methodology. Draft boundaries can be viewed on the Locations submission policies map.
N/A Thames Path New Extract from previous ‘Existing and Proposed Recreational designation Paths’ designation on the UDP proposals map, including the Thames Path only, which was formally designated as an ‘England Coast Path’ in 2019 by DEFRA, is managed by Natural England, and delivered by the Local Authority. Designation has been updated to reflect changes in the route and can be viewed on the submission policies map.
N/A Thames Policy New See section 2 of this technical paper. Area designation
Area of N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP. Archaeological Superseded by Archaeological Priority Areas (APAs) Search designated in partnership with the Greater London Archaeology Advisory Service, using evidence held in the Greater London Historic Environment Record. See Archaeological Priority Areas Appraisal (Jan 2020) report for methodologies, boundaries and descriptions of the APAs. It was not considered necessary to include APAs on the submission policies map.
Core/Non-core N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP. Shopping Frontage
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UDP proposals Submission Proposed Reason for change map policies map change designation designation
Existing and N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP. Proposed Cycle Network
Existing and N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP (apart Proposed from Thames Path). Recreational Paths
Heritage Land N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP.
Preferred N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP. Office Location
Residential N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP. Areas of Special Character
Shopping or N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP. Town Centre Proposal
Special N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP. Industrial Zone
Thames-side N/A Remove Policy designation not carried forward from the UDP. Special Policy Areas/Thames- side Policies Covering Industrial Areas
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Section 2: Detailed changes to spatial designations This section presents the changes to spatial designations appearing on the submission polices map that the Council considered would benefit from further detailed explanation and justification. Small factual alterations resulting from aligning boundaries with the most up-to-date OS base map, new designations that did not appear on the 2004 UDP proposals map, and designations that remain unchanged from the UDP proposals map, are not described in this section as their boundaries can be clearly viewed on the submission policies map and are listed in Section 1 of this technical paper. Metropolitan Green Belt The Council has not undertaken a full Metropolitan Green Belt review as part of this Local Plan review as it is considered that no exceptional circumstances exist to justify such a review. The Council can demonstrate that it can meet its identified need for development without reviewing Green Belt boundaries. However, the Council is taking this opportunity to make factual updates to all designations based on the most up-to- date OS base map, and to map historical changes which have been approved through planning permissions since the UDP proposals map (2004) was adopted. The changes are described in the following maps, and the draft boundaries can be viewed in detail on the submission policies map.
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Land adjacent to Darent Industrial Estate, Erith
Currently undesignated and undeveloped. It does not form part of the industrial estate and plays a role in flood defence. Adjacent land in the neighbouring borough is designated as Green Belt, as well as land to the south and west of the industrial estate. It is therefore considered a logical continuation of the existing Green Belt designation.
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Land at Gravel Hill, Bexleyheath
A factual update that better follows the logical boundary of the wider open area and of the existing Green Belt designation to the south-east.
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Land at Erith Yacht Club/Erith Saltings, Erith
Factual updates that follow the mean low tide mark as indicated by the most recent OS base map.
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Employment land south of Foots Cray Meadows, Foots Cray
Formerly a sports ground, this site and the wider area was granted outline planning permission in 1979 and 1983 for various industrial warehouses, offices and factories, in the Metropolitan Green Belt. As part of this permission, it was agreed a land swap would be permitted, effectively swapping what was undeveloped Primary Employment Land, with an equivalent sized area of Green Belt. Part of this permission has now been implemented, and the changes are reflected here.
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Employment land north of Crayford Meadows (also known as Crayford Rough), Crayford
Boundaries amended to remove developed employment land. The removed area has been designated as a Locally Significant Industrial Site.
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Metropolitan Open Land Relevant evidence:
• Green Infrastructure Study The Green Infrastructure Study provides a robust evidence base for the Council’s review of its Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) designation. The study included an assessment of the openness of existing MOL and considered the suitability of additional land for potential designation as MOL. This evidence has been considered alongside responses to the Council’s Regulation 18 consultation, reviews of other policy designations detailed elsewhere in this document (e.g., education land, urban open space, and industrial land), and against an updated OS base map. Significant changes are described in the following maps, and the draft boundaries can be viewed in detail on the submission policies map.
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Crossness Sewage Treatment Works
This land is in use by Thames Water and is part of the Crossness sewage treatment works. The land contains various large-scale plant related to water treatment including treatment tanks, solar panels, the Grade 1 Listed Crossness Pumping Station and other operational buildings. The Council’s Green Infrastructure Study assessed this area and concluded that it displays “weak/no openness” due to extensive areas of development. The Council therefore concludes that much of the land in question no longer meets the purpose of MOL as set out in the London Plan, and that exceptional circumstances exist to remove the
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above land from its MOL designation. The conservation area containing the Grade 1 Listed pumping station has been retained in MOL due to its significant historic value, as have the reservoirs and other undeveloped areas as the Council considers that these continue to contribute to the openness of the area. The remaining land will be designated as Strategic Industrial Land.
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Thamesmead Ecology Area, Moat Gardens and canals, Thamesmead
The Council’s Green Infrastructure Study highlights the connectivity of this area with the existing MOL to the south and a “relatively strong” level of openness. The network of canals form part of a strategic green corridor for both ecology and amenity, linking Crossway Park to the south, with Moat Gardens, Thamesmead Ecology Study Area, and the Thames Path. For these reasons the Council considers that this land performs strongly against the MOL criteria set out in the London Plan, and as such propose that it be designated as MOL
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Land south of Southmere Lake, Thamesmead
This area of existing MOL has undergone development and as such, no longer fulfils the function of MOL. The Council’s Green Infrastructure Study also assessed this area as having “Weak/No Openness”. Therefore, the Council proposes that this land be removed from its MOL designation.
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Former Borax Works, Norman Road, Belvedere
Boundaries amended to reflect changes made to the Strategic Industrial Land designation, and to align with the latest OS base map.
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Hill View Drive, Welling
This area of existing MOL has undergone development for housing and as such, no longer fulfils the function of MOL. The Council’s Green Infrastructure Study also assessed this area as having “Weak/No Openness”. Therefore, the Council proposes that this land be removed from its MOL designation.
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Urban Open Space
Relevant evidence:
• Green Infrastructure Study
Though the Council’s Green Infrastructure (GI) Study did not include a review of the Urban Open Space (UOS) designation, it did include a borough-wide open space assessment and an holistic assessment of Bexley’s GI network. This assessment audited all open space within the borough, assessing quality, accessibility and typologies, and made recommendations in terms of addressing deficiencies, and improving accessibility and quality.
The data gathered for the GI study has been considered as part of a desk-based review of UOS. The UOS designation, as shown on the UDP proposals map, was reviewed and amended based on the following considerations.
1. Boundaries have been amended to reflect:
a. the most up-to-date OS base map
b. where completed development has reconfigured previously designated UOS
c. where development is committed (i.e. has planning permission, and has commenced or is about to commence) and has proposed changes to the configuration of existing UOS
2. Sites have been removed from UOS where:
a. the site has been entirely redeveloped
b. the site is no longer considered to meet the definition of UOS as set out in draft Local Plan policies (e.g. incidental highways land with little value to amenity or nature conservation)
3. Sites have been newly designated as UOS where:
a. the site has been identified within the open space assessment and fulfils the UOS definition as set out in draft Local Plan policies, but does not already have an open space designation
b. a review of another land use designation has identified a site more appropriate for designation as UOS than its existing designation
Significant changes are described in the following maps, and the draft boundaries can be viewed in detail on the submission policies map.
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Thamesmead Land west of Harrow Manorway; Southmere Library square, Thamesmead
Removed area redeveloped for housing to the west of Harrow Manorway, whilst land to the east is proposed as an addition to include ‘The Link’ pocket park. Amendments to the south of Southmere Lake to reflect granted planning permission (18/02252/FULM & 16/01251/FULM).
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Crossway Lake and canals, Thamesmead
Removed from its Urban Open Space designation and designated as Metropolitan Open Land, reflecting the recommendations of the Green Infrastructure Study.
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Belvedere Belvedere Ditches & Dykes, Belvedere
Proposed addition to Urban Open Space to reflect the nature conservation importance of the ditches and dykes, and for providing important small breaks in the built form of an otherwise heavily developed industrial area. Previously included as part of the Primary Employment Area designation.
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Monarch Road MUGA & play space, Belvedere
Proposed addition of area used for outdoor recreation, leisure, and sport.
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Woolwich Road/Albert Road, Belvedere
Removed area of incidental highways land which is not considered to hold any amenity or nature conservation value.
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Erith Arthur Street, Erith
Boundaries amended to reflect granted planning permission (18/03154/FULM).
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Carlton Road Monastery, Erith
Added church buildings and remainder of the church grounds into adjacent existing Urban Open Space. These are considered part of a community use in large grounds and as such appropriate for designation as Urban Open Space.
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Corinthian Manorway; St John’s Church, Erith
Multiple areas of incidental highways land removed. Area of importance for nature conservation added, including a heavily wooded area, a pond, and part of the wider Erith Marshes ditch network.
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Covered reservoir, Colyers Lane, Erith
Area developed for care home scheme removed from Urban Open Space designation.
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Craydene open space, Erith
Proposed addition is considered a continuation of Craydene open space with no physical boundary.
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Ditches at Darent Industrial Estate, Erith
Previously included as part of the Primary Employment Area designation, however given the ditches’ nature conservation value and close assosiation with the adjacent Green Belt, it is proposed that the area is included as an addition to Urban Open Space.
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Erith Quarry, Erith
Proposed addition to Urban Open Space to reflect granted and commenced planning permission (14/02155/OUTM, and subsequent amendments including 20/00782/OUTM and 20/00775/OUTM). The proposed additions include a village green, reptile corridor, play corridor, ecological area and woodland belt.
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Fraser Road & Europa Industrial Estate, Erith
Proposed additions here reflect the extent of the SINC designation and the continuation of the woodland belt which also surrounds the neighbouring redevelopment of Erith Quarry. Addition to the north of Europa Trading Estate covers a previously undesignated utilities use on predominantly open land.
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Land to the rear of Lincoln Close, Erith
Boundaries amended based on latest OS base map, removing developed areas and adding open green space to north east which is continuous with previously designated UOS.
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Larner Road, Erith
Comprehensive boundary amendments to reflect the completed redevelopment of Larner Road estate/Erith Park (12/01379/OUTM & 14/02120/FULM).
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Parkway; Leather Bottle Green, Erith
Boundaries amended to include the extent of the network of green spaces running through the estate. These open spaces provide breaks in the built-up form, as well as visual and recreational amenity for residents.
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Stelling Road West, Erith
Remove areas within residential building footprint.
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West Street open space; Ocean Park; Thames Path; Riverside Gardens, Erith
Removed areas of parking and Thames path, as these do not fit the definition of Urban Open Space, as well as two sites where development has been approved and/or commenced (08/11096/FULM at Ballast Wharf, and 19/02645/FULM at the junction of Macarthur Close and West Street).
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Bexleyheath Bursted Woods, Bexleyheath
Developed area removed from Urban Open Space designation.
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Bexleyheath Memorial Gardens, Bexleyheath
Incidental highways land has been removed as this does not have a community or nature conservation use or provide a significant break in the built-up area, and as such is not considered to fulfil the requirements of Urban Open Space.
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Biggs Hill Wood, Bexleyheath
Incidental highways land has been removed as this does not have a community or nature conservation use or provide a particular break in the built-up area, and as such is not considered to fulfil the requirements of Urban Open Space.
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Danson centre/Learning and Enterprise College, Bexleyheath
Currently in use as community, leisure and sport facilities in large grounds, and is therefore considered suitable for designation as Urban Open Space. This is considered more appropriate than the previous Education Land designation.
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Edendale Road, Bexleyheath
Boundaries amended to take in entirety of the site and its ownership, and to reflect the full extent of the proposed addition to SINC.
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Bexleyheath Cemetery, Town Park and ‘Goals’ Bexleyheath, Bexleyheath
‘Goals’ Bexleyheath was previously designated as Education Land. The site has no associated educational facility and consists of a predominantly outdoor sports use. As such, a designation of Urban Open Space is considered more appropriate. The place of worship to the northwest of Bexleyheath cemetery has also been included within the wider UOS as a community use, as this is considered more appropriate than its previous secondary employment land designation and is more contiguous with the UOS than with the primarily residential area to the west. Other minor factual boundary changes are also shown.
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Sidcup The Oval, Sidcup
Removal of highways land predominantly consisting of paved pedestrian areas.
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Carlton Road open space, Sidcup
Playing fields at Carlton Road have been removed from their former Education Land designation and instead designated as Urban Open Space. The playing fields were previously associated with a nearby school which has since been redeveloped for housing. Other minor factual boundary changes are also shown.
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McKillop Way/Powerscroft Road, Sidcup
Removed traveller site from Urban Open Space designation. Traveller sites now have their own designation on the submission policies map.
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Oakley Drive, Sidcup
Proposed additions to reflect the true extent of the green space that contributes to the sense of openness in the area.
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Old Farm Park, Sidcup
Proposed removal to reflect granted planning permission to redevelop part of the site for housing (17/00577/OUTM).
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River Cray, Sidcup
The River Cray is significant in its value to nature conservation, forming a metropolitan SINC, and providing breaks in the built-up area. This proposed addition ensures that the entire length of the River Cray within LB Bexley is protected by Urban Open Space, Metropolitan Open Land, or Green Belt designations.
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Rutland Shaw, Sidcup
Proposed addition of area of mature woodland completely contiguous with the existing Urban Open Space.
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Willersley Park, Sidcup
Former allotment site no longer in use has been added to the adjacent Urban Open Space.
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Bexley Village Bexley Woods, Bexley
Formerly designated as an allotment, but no longer in use. The site is now considered to be a logical extension to the adjacent, existing Urban Open Space.
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River Shuttle; Land to the south of A2, Bexley
Proposed addition of previously designated Education Land which does not appear to be associated with the existing educational use, and which is further designated as a SINC. Also includes the addition of a previously undesignated area which consists of a relatively mature wooded area and footpath adjacent to the A2.
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Crayford Crayford High street/Perry Street, Crayford
Area of incidental highways land removed.
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Crayford Greyhound Stadium, Crayford
This site is in use for recreational purposes but is not considered to be ‘open’ in its character, particularly as the open space element of the site is not accessible to the public, has little visual amenity, and does not provide a break to the built-up area.
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Land at Crayford Rough; River Cray, Crayford
Previously designated as a primary employment area but has not been in use for many years. According to the Council’s partial SINC review, the area has significant importance to nature conservation and is a proposed addition to the metropolitan SINC. This land also abuts the edge of the built-up area with Green Belt to the west, giving it a considerable sense of openness. Immediately to the north, the River Cray is already part of the metropolitan SINC and provides important visual amenity and breaks in the built-up
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area. This proposed addition ensures that the entire length of the River Cray within LB Bexley is protected by Urban Open Space, Metropolitan Open Land, or Green Belt designations.
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Jolly Farmers open space, Crayford
Proposed removal to reflect the element of the open space which has been lost to highways development, and proposed addition of previously undesignated land which appears contiguous with the rest of the designated open space.
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Land east of Perry Street, Crayford
Removed area redeveloped for housing.
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Vimy Way & River Cray, Crayford
This proposed addition ensures that the entire length of the River Cray, and associated open space, within LB Bexley is protected by Urban Open Space, Metropolitan Open Land, or Green Belt designations. Also includes the addition of the green spaces along Vimy Way associated with the redevelopment of the former Samas Roneo industrial site following its 2010 planning consent; and the Europa Gymnastics Centre, a sports facility in large, open grounds.
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South East London Green Chain
The South East London Green Chain designation covers the significant green spaces along the Green Chain Walk and was designated on the UDP proposals map. This designation has been updated to reflect changes made to Urban Open Space and Metropolitan Open Land designations where relevant, and to include the open spaces of Frank’s Park and Erith Riverside Gardens which are considered to be key open spaces along the route. Significant changes are described in the following maps, and the draft boundaries can be viewed in detail on the submission policies map.
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Green Chain Walk section 1 – Thamesmead to Lesnes Abbey
Addition to include the full extent of the areas of MOL which the Green Chain Walk passes through.
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Green Chain Walk section 2 – Franks Park to Erith
Addition to include Frank’s Park and Erith Riverside Gardens, significant and key open spaces along the Green Chain Walk.
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