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Medway Local Plan 2041
Medway Developer Contributions and Obligations Guide
Appendix 3: SPA and Ramsar 6 km buffers
Medway Developer Contributions and Obligations Guide
Ended on the 5th May 2026
Abbreviations
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 What is a Section 106 (S106) agreement
1.3 Why do contributions in an agreement change?
2 Legal and Policy Context
2.1 Background
3 Procedural and Administrative Considerations
3.1 Procedure
3.2 Standard Templates and Clauses
3.3 Contacting and Negotiating with the Council
3.4 Planning Performance Agreements
3.5 Basis of Guide
3.6 Resolving Disputes
3.7 Administrative and Associated Costs
3.8 Thresholds
3.9 Reporting on contributions and obligations
4 Level of Contributions per Dwelling
4.1 Contributions
5 Affordable Housing
5.1 Background
5.2 Definition of Affordable Housing
5.3 When Affordable Housing Will Be Sought
5.4 Delivering Affordable Housing
5.5 Who Can Deliver Affordable Housing?
5.6 Registered Providers and Investment Partners
5.7 Medway Council Eligibility Criteria
5.8 Affordable Housing Tenure Mix
5.9 Affordable Housing Size Mix
5.10 Design and Layout
5.11 Affordable Housing Plan for S106 Sites
5.12 Phasing
5.13 Sustainable Integrated Communities
5.14 Building to Meet Housing Need
5.15 Affordability
5.16 Funding for Affordable Housing
5.17 Site Viability and Abnormal Development Costs
5.18 The ‘Planning Gain’ Requirement
5.19 Supported Housing
5.20 Equality Guidance
5.21 Mortgagee–in–Possession Clauses
5.22 Pre-application Discussions
5.23 Registered Providers Already Operating in Medway
5.24 Policy/Evidence Base
6 Self-build and Custom Housebuilding
6.1 Background
6.2 Meeting the Demand on the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Register
6.3 Marketing the Self/Custom Build Plot(s)
6.4 Policy/Evidence Base
7 Air quality
7.1 Background
7.2 Policy / Evidence Base
8 Bird Disturbance Mitigation
8.1 Strategic Access Management and Monitoring Scheme (SAMMS)
8.2 Policy/evidence base
9 Cultural Services
9.1 Cultural and Community Infrastructure
9.2 Policy/Evidence Base
9.3 Heritage and Tourism Infrastructure
9.4 Policy/Evidence Base
9.5 The Library and Archive Service
9.6 Policy/Evidence Base
10 Education
10.1 Background
10.2 Charges
10.3 Policy/Evidence Base
11 Skills
11.1 Background
11.2 Policy/Evidence Base
12 Flood Risk Management & Sustainable Drainage
12.1 Background
12.2 Policy Context
12.3 Assessing the requirement
12.4 Scope for contributions
12.5 Summary
13 Health
13.1 Background
Level of Contributions required
14 Social Care
14.1 Background
14.2 Policy context
14.3 Requirements
14.4 Current landscape
14.5 Where it applies?
14.6 Summary
15 Open Space and Outdoor Formal Sport
15.1 Background
15.2 Additional notes
15.3 Policy/Evidence Base
16 Environmental Mitigation
16.1 What is Covered?
16.2 Where it Applies?
16.3 Requirement
16.4 Charging System
16.5 Formulae
16.6 Policy/Evidence Base
17 Public Health
17.1 Background
17.2 Policy/Evidence Base
18 Indoor Sports and Leisure Facilities
18.1 Background
18.2 Policy/Evidence Base
19 Travel
19.1 Background
19.2 Policy Context
19.3 Requirement
19.4 Sustainable Travel: Accessible and Connected Communities
19.5 Highways Safety
19.6 Highway Capacity
20 Public Rights of Way (PRoW)
20.1 Background
20.2 Distinct from Active Travel – Legal Status and Use
20.3 Developer Contributions and Delivery Mechanisms
21 Waste and Recycling
21.1 Background
21.2 Policy/Evidence Base
21.3 Additional Notes
22 Youth facilities
22.1 Background
22.2 Policy/Evidence Base
23 Public Realm and Town Centre Enhancements
23.1 What is Covered?
23.2 Where it Applies
Appendix 1: Summary Chart and Checklist for Applicants
Appendix 2: The Planning / S106 Process
Appendix 3: SPA and Ramsar 6 km buffers
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Appendix 3: SPA and Ramsar 6 km buffers
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