It is considered that the provision of housing development being delivered through rural development is supported. On this basis, the site provides an opportunity to deliver much-needed housing development on brownfield land within close proximity to the settlement of Hoo St Werburgh.

This representation promotes The Depot, to the South of Ratcliffe Highway, Hoo St Werburgh, as a potential site allocation in the Future Medway Local Plan 2040. The site has not previously been promoted for development through the Local Plan, and for this reason, the Depot site should be included within the Land Allocations Assessments (LAA) and should be subject to an assessment for stage 2 sites.

For the completeness of this Regulation 18 consultation, the site is considered an omission and it should be included in the defined area being promoted as part of the wider rural development area in the Hoo Peninsula.