Object

Representation ID: 4827

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Gillian Mulloy

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Socio‑Economic Risk & Community Cohesion: lessons from Ashford & Gillingham
Ashford’s high‑growth model caused:

Town centre hollowing and loss of independents

Transient HMO/1‑bed population

Social infrastructure a decade behind housing

Gillingham now mirrors this in HMO saturation and benefit‑dependency cycles. The plan as it stands will accelerate Medway decline.

The plan clearly lack safeguards to protect residents housing and employment opportunities. Of note in the plan are infrastructure opportunities and lax housing procedures and legislation that have benefited a number of MPs personally through ownership and change use schemes, and Political Parties through lobbying and donations.