Policy S5: Securing Strong Green and Blue Infrastructure

Object

Representation ID: 4539

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please see above.

Support

Representation ID: 4574

Received: 07/08/2025

Respondent: RSPB England

The RSPB supports Medway’s efforts to connect ecologically important sites, reflecting the ‘bigger, better and more joined-up’ Lawton Principles. These corridors should be given a status to support appropriately creating, restoring and maintaining them. This framework should look strategically to factor in potential disturbance impacts and include functionally linked land, and to help protect and enhance sites such as Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill SSSI. The RSPB welcomes that the framework will be further fine-tuned in accordance with the Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Proposed ecological corridors and priority habitat enhancement must tally with key areas identified within the LNRS.

Support

Representation ID: 4595

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Bridget Fox (Woodland Trust)

We support the policy but would like to see detailed wording on requirements for buffers for ancient woodland, reflecting NE guidance of a 15m minimum and the Woodland Trust's advice that a precautionary 50m buffer should be applied when appropriate.

Support

Representation ID: 4768

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

we support this policy

Support

Representation ID: 4951

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

References 'Green Infrastructure Standards' - what is this and where can you find them?