Comment

Representation ID: 392

Received: 03/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Stephen Dyke

Broadly agree with the vision and welcome the references to net zero and climate change. However the phrase 'sustainable development' is used widely in the document without an obvious definition of what this means in practice (hopefully this will be clarified in the Local Plan itself). Also a glaring omission to me is any reference to addressing the biodiversity crisis we are now facing as a country - especially since much of the Medway area is rural in character. The only emphasis seems to be on building stuff - I see little reference to nature or wildlife.