4.12.4

Object

Representation ID: 4670

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The land identified as Grey Belt in the draft Medway Local Plan d(land to the west of Strood) does not meet the requirements for Grey Belt and should remain as designated Green Belt.
The exceptional Circumstances claimed are not valid.

Object

Representation ID: 4805

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Gillian Mulloy

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Local Plan should clearly distinguish between planned growth that is deliverable and supported by confirmed infrastructure capacity versus future ambitions.

The plan does not provide sufficient evidence that existing or planned infrastructure (transport, schools, utilities, healthcare) can adequately support the proposed development at the site. Without confirmed infrastructure provision, claims of sustainability and deliverability are speculative.

Releasing land ahead of demonstrated need risks inefficient land use, increased costs, and potential environmental harm. The Local Plan must align housing allocations strictly with confirmed demand and infrastructure readiness to ensure sustainable development.

Object

Representation ID: 5010

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Pamela Donoghue-Freeburn

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The land is or should be designated as greenbelt land, I believe that this land should not be considered before other grey belt or brown belt land, I believe there are other spaces that have not been considered first as they should be.

Object

Representation ID: 5018

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Richard Bellingham

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

- Failure of the Plan to adopt a brownfield - first approach
- The erosion of Greenbelt land is contrary to national planning principles
- The local area has inadequate infrastructure to support the scope of the development proposed (eg roads, utilities, transport, drainage, emergency services)
- Over stressed healthcare and lack of provision in the Plan to address.
- Long term, irreversible environmental damage.
- Negative impact on quality of life for existing residents