Comment

Representation ID: 1477

Received: 31/10/2023

Respondent: Mr and Mrs R Goatham

Agent: Bloomfields Ltd

Section 8 of the NPPF provides guidance on ‘Promoting Healthy and Safe Communities’. The proposed objective in the Medway Local Plan actively meets this objective and is therefore supported. But, respectfully it is considered that there is an omission in how the objective is drafted.

The intentions of the third bullet point, proposes to strengthen the role of Medway's urban, neighbourhood and village centres…” This position is supported, but it is considered that ‘rural extensions’ should also be included in this objective, especially, as the rural development sites are included within the proposed spatial strategy for delivering growth.