14.7.4

Object

Representation ID: 4655

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

This is nonsense. The Plan proposes a huge expansion to Strood (in the region of one third) and will completely remove the transition to countryside on the border of Strood. It will require residents to pass through housing developments of over 1500 houses before accessing the countryside.

Support

Representation ID: 4780

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

The Kent Downs National Landscape team agree that the approach will need to be landscape led and heavily informed by views analysis.