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Representation ID: 4863

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Gillian Mulloy

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Chapter 10 of the Regulation 19 Medway 2025 Local Plan is unsound due to its failure to demonstrate a justified and deliverable spatial strategy. The housing allocations lack robust evidence of infrastructure capacity, environmental constraints are insufficiently addressed, and the plan does not align with national policy on sustainable development. There is an over-reliance on strategic sites without clear phasing or delivery mechanisms. Additionally, the absence of a clear mitigation strategy for impacts on protected habitats undermines legal compliance. This contradicts national policy on health, air quality, and climate adaptation (NPPF 104–106, 112).

Does not meet the tests of soundness.