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Representation ID: 4812

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Gillian Mulloy

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

There is insufficient evidence that the Plan’s spatial strategy is underpinned by meaningful community engagement, particularly in respect of impacts on local services, housing affordability, and social cohesion. This absence compromises the Plan’s justification and raises questions on whether it adequately reflects local needs and preferences, as required by the NPPF (para 16).

Given Medway’s designated environmental sites, the Plan’s support for greenfield development must be fully backed by comprehensive HRA and EIA. The lack of transparent, publicly accessible evidence of such assessments undermines confidence in the Plan’s compliance with environmental protection legislation, exposing it to potential legal challenge.