Policy SA12: Other Sites
Object
Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)
Representation ID: 4785
Received: 10/08/2025
Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Object to the lack of any criteria in this policy. Without the assurances of site-specific requirements, the Plan does not provide the necessary certainty that sites would be delivered in a way that would conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Kent Downs National Landscape as required by the CROW ACT Section 85 duty. Particularly require site-specific criteria for allocations HW6 and RWB2
Object
Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)
Representation ID: 4849
Received: 10/08/2025
Respondent: Mrs Emma Aldous
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
I object the adoption of the land listed.
Object
Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)
Representation ID: 4903
Received: 11/08/2025
Respondent: Mrs Gillian Mulloy
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Breaches NPPF Soundness
Effectiveness: Deliverability fails if early occupation triggers social harm and service overload.
Consistency with national policy: Contravenes NPPF para. 92–95 on healthy, cohesive, and infrastructure‑led growth.
Exposes Local Authority to Judicial Risk
Failing Children Act duties and PSED obligations can form the basis of legal challenge.
Leads to Social and Economic Cost
Service backlogs, early ASB, and estate stigma reduce property values and long-term investment confidence.