9.6.6

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Object

Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Representation ID: 5019

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: National Bargee Travellers Association

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

This ignores the need for residential moorings and undermines S.124 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016. It does not address the need for more residential moorings or allocate land for residential moorings or identify suitable locations. Policy T22 meets the leisure market, not the needs of boat dwellers. The failure to consult with the large boat dweller community in Medway and recognise their needs or consult with national bodies such as the NBTA is unacceptable. The specialist needs of boat dwellers, who cannot afford the high cost of mainstream housing, is not met by Policy T7 or T22.