Policy S10: Economic Strategy

Support

Representation ID: 4368

Received: 18/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Graham Hunt

I broadly support this strategy. However I feel since the 1980s Medway has consistently talked about attracting good office jobs to the area and has failed. I worked nearly my entire career commuting from Medway to find suitable employments in IT services etc.

Object

Representation ID: 4546

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Our previous representations to the Regulation 18 Consultation requested clarification / confirmation of what the ‘key regeneration opportunity areas’ are as referenced within the text. We maintain our position that is unclear what the phrase specifically refers to and therefore object to the Policy on that basis.

The Policy should also provide support for small scale job generating uses which are part of larger residential / mixed-use scheme. The importance of small scale job generating uses within major developments should be recognised as making a positive contribution to the overall economic strategy of the Plan.

Object

Representation ID: 4834

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Gillian Mulloy

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Local Plan’s employment and economic allocations are not effective or realistically deliverable. Historic evidence demonstrates that Medway Council’s strategic employment projects have repeatedly failed to deliver their stated economic objectives. This undermines the Plan’s projections for job creation and its assumed contribution to sustainable economic growth.

2. Evidence of Failed or Undelivered Economic Sites
2.1 Innovation Park Medway
Promised Outcome: Flagship high‑tech business park at Rochester Airport, expected to deliver c.3,000 jobs.

Investment: Approximately £33 million in public funds.