This representation supports the provision of quality and resilient development in Medway and we support the Council’s recognition that growth does not mean losing character of an area.

The second bullet point sets out that sustainable development should be directed to the “most suitable locations that can enhance Medway’s economic, social and environmental characteristics”. This stance is supported, as it acknowledges that development of both brownfield and greenfield sites can come forward to meet the housing requirement. The most suitable locations that can enhance Medway's economic, social and environmental characteristics should be utilised to deliver the housing requirement of the area.

An allocation for development of the sites at Middle & Lower Stoke would provide an opportunity to deliver this objective, in a development which meets the aspirations of sustainable development, directing development to the most suitable location