Planning has been refused for a mixed-use development on green belt land in London.

City Mayor Sadiq Khan rejected proposals for the three-storey football stadium and block of flats in Flamingo Park Club, Chislehurst after deciding the project could harm open green space.

Bromley Council had previously approved plans for Cray Wanderers Football Club's new stadium, including community sports pitches and two four-storey residential blocks of 28 flats.


However, Mayor Khan refused permission for the development as part of his pledge to protect the capital's green belt. He was also concerned the application at Flamingo Park Club included no affordable housing.

Mr Khan said: "I am determined to oppose building on the Green Belt, which is now even more important than when it was created.

"Working with my planning team, I will continue to use my full range of planning powers to further strengthen protections for open and green spaces in the London Plan and ensure we are making the most of brownfield sites across the city, including the vast swathes of public land which are ripe for building homes for Londoners."

(Pictured: A CGI plan of the stadium)

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