Object

Representation ID: 4792

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Gillian Mulloy

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Paragraph 1.3.8 fails three of the four soundness tests and may also be vulnerable on legal compliance and the duty to cooperate if evidence transparency and cross-boundary collaboration are not reasonably demonstrated. The Employment Land Needs Assessment’s figures and site allocations are unjustified, ineffective, and inconsistent with national policy, relying on inflated demand projections, constrained strategic sites, and over-specialisation.
The historical pattern of abandoned or slow-moving flagship projects in Medway (notably Innovation Centre/Tesco) suggests large, speculative allocations may likely remain vacant or underused. Risks committing the Council to yet more high-cost, low-delivery strategy.