Chapter 10 – Health,

Object

Representation ID: 4336

Received: 01/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Alastair Blair

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Verbal provision of health amenities are insufficient and should be fully sorted before any build starts. The local health system is totally overloaded with too few surgeries and a very out dated A&E hospital.

Object

Representation ID: 4679

Received: 09/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Samantha Clarke

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

We already have one local GP surgery closing. We are unable to register any new person to any GP in the area. On average it takes over 2 weeks to get to see a GP. This level of housing will make getting an appointment with a GP completely impossible. This is already a substantial issue. Exactly the same problem with dentists

Object

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.