Comment

Representation ID: 559

Received: 24/10/2023

Respondent: Mr John Rodney Smyth

The potential rural population expansion on the Hoo Peninsula seems excessive. The quoted HIF figure of "up to 12,000" new homes by 2040 represented an increase of up to 121% on the 2021 HP census population of 23,699 (excluding Upnor and Frindsbury), using the ONS figure of 2.4 persons/dwelling in England and Wales in 2021 to give 28,800 persons for 12,000 homes. Specifically, for Allhallows, the LAA states a potential 705 new homes (excluding The Reeds) - + 100% vs. the 2021 census (1,692/1,683), using the ONS figure - &, for Stoke, 1,572 - + 146% (1,572/1,080).