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- provision of appropriate facilities for outdoor sport, outdoor recreation and for cemetaries, as long
as it preserves the openness of the Green Belt and does not conflict with the purposes of including
land within it;

-the extension or alteration of a building provided 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
- 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.

90 “Certain other forms of development are also not inappropriate in 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 include [amongst other forms]:-

- the re-use of buildings provided that the buildings are of permanent and substantial construction.

111 “Planning policies and decisions should encourage the effective use of land by re-using land
that has been previously developed (brownfield land), provided that it is not of high environmental
value...”

Annex 2: Glossary. This defines a Heritage asset as “A building, monument, site, place, area or
landscape identified as having a degree of significance....because of its heritage interest. Heritage
asset includes designated heritage assets and assets identified by the local planning authority
(including local listing).

1.3 GOVERNMENT STATEMENT

Green Belt: protecting against inappropriate development

“The government continues to attach great importance to safeguarding the green belt. The
fundamental aim of green belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open;
the essential characteristics of green belts are their openness and their permanence...”

1.4 PRECEDENTS SET BY PAST DECISIONS OF BEXLEY PLANNING AND/OR
PLANNING INSPECTORATE

Applications refused:

i Forest View Stables, Parsonage Lane: detached 3-bed bungalow (13/01826/FUL): Policies applied
by Planning Inspector: CS17 & NPPF (para 89). Policies cited by Bexley: NPPF; London Plan
Policy 7.16; Core Strategy Policy CS17; and saved UDP policies ENV39 and ENV4.