Boost pride in Medway through quality and resilient development

Comment

Representation ID: 341

Received: 21/09/2023

Respondent: Mr Declan Kennedy

Medway is facing issues with abandoned buildings, including a fire-stricken building near the Great Lines Heritage Park in Gilingham. The building, filled with needles, rats, and debris, poses a danger to the community and should be converted into a public space, not houses. Gillingham's High Street needs significant regeneration, particularly for students and families, due to outdated architecture, broken brickwork, poor streetscape, and lack of public seating. A more attractive High Street could attract big retailers and improve wellbeing, proving a beautiful landscape can encourage outdoor activities.

Comment

Representation ID: 375

Received: 02/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Nicholas Dowling

we support this aspiration

Comment

Representation ID: 396

Received: 03/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Stephen Dyke

I find the statements in this section very vague, aspirations rather than targets. Why not insist on green, zero carbon or carbon neutral building and traffic free neighbourhoods, for example?

Comment

Representation ID: 439

Received: 06/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Jan Sellings

There are far too many people moving down from London, pushing people growing up in the Medway Towns out and bringing their social problems with them.

Comment

Representation ID: 444

Received: 08/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Sally Carman

Infrastructure on the peninsula is horrendous. In our parish we have bad roads, no main drainage or gas, unreliable electricity and abysmal internet connectivity…..

Comment

Representation ID: 453

Received: 12/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Jill Peet

Support these objectives that are both ambitious and achievable

Comment

Representation ID: 478

Received: 17/10/2023

Respondent: NHS Property Services

NHS land and property should be able to grow and expand on existing NHS sites and on land across the borough unhindered. Policies should support the delivery of public service improvements as quickly as possible and allow for adaption to meet changing needs for health buildings.

Comment

Representation ID: 557

Received: 23/10/2023

Respondent: Terance Butler Holdings

New development must focus and prioritise urban locations and redevelopment of brownfield sites ahead of green field sites. Waterfront development has been successfully implemented in Medway and locations exist (eg Medway City Estate) where new high quality residential/mixed use "quarters" can be created in the future as part of a strategic vision. Early engagement with amenable landowners will enable the adoption of a comprehensive approach to realise strategic development opportunities to ensure future delivery of residential, employment, associated services and infrastructure in high quality public environments.

Comment

Representation ID: 579

Received: 24/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Stephen Francis

You need motorised transport to get around in Medway. Remove parking charges where possible and provide places to park. Lower business rates and support the small trader for Medway economy to thrive. Medway is hilly and almost rural and people cannot bus, walk or cycle everywhere to replace what they need to do with a lorry, van or car. To talk of car dependency is out of touch and patronising. This is bringing London thinking into Kent policy. Medway is not a 15 minute city and ULEZ, LTNs 20mph blanket speed limits and similar oppressive anti-motorist measures do not work.

Comment

Representation ID: 586

Received: 24/10/2023

Respondent: Ms Sally Fisher

I think that an increase in public transport is a good thing but I think that the need for disabled people to have their own transport needs to be taken into consideration when making decisions about transport in Medway.

Comment

Representation ID: 599

Received: 25/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Philip Calderwood

Suggest you improve / regenerate Chatham High St & surrounding areas first.

Comment

Representation ID: 605

Received: 25/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Gary Outram

It is important to embed healthy sustainable travel habits from the outset when new development takes place. As such provision of public transport links and safe, attractive high quality walking, wheeling and cycling connections should be fully funded and completed in the earliest stages of development.

Comment

Representation ID: 611

Received: 25/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Daniela Baylis

The first point is a crucial one. When St Andrews Park was built there was a Section 106 Agreement for £125,000 odd to improve the Bush Road/A228 junction in Cuxton. This has never been done some 15 years later. Given the failure to implement this necessary improvement to infrastructure with money provided by a developer I have doubts about the provision of any improvements in infrastructure for future developments.

Comment

Representation ID: 662

Received: 26/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Nicola Griesemann

You're massively failing with regard to building infrastructure. This must come first, before more building occurs. We used to have several hospitals meeting our needs when I was younger (eg, St Barts, All Saints, etc), but they've all been shut except for Medway, which now can't cope as the population has massively increased whilst the no. of services have decreased.

Comment

Representation ID: 708

Received: 26/10/2023

Respondent: Mx Onyx Rist

The way we boost pride is by the council supporting events such as Fort Amherst Halloween Horrors, it doesn't have to be financially but recognising that Medway has the longest running scare attraction in Europe.

Comment

Representation ID: 724

Received: 26/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Alan Stockey

Future proofing the new developments is essential and linked to the energy transition we all know is coming. Roadside charging infrastructure, home build with south facing roofs, capture of grey water. We need new designs for housing that will last and not the rubbish of the last few years, much of which is already needing repair. This won’t work if it’s just more of the rapid build profiteering. Also, where is the reference to social housing and starter homes, or the equivalent of bungalows for those wishing to downsize. The future can’t be unaffordable 4 bedroom homes for londoners.

Comment

Representation ID: 735

Received: 26/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Dan Dickinson

That all sounds great, I am interested to see the how

Comment

Representation ID: 761

Received: 26/10/2023

Respondent: Miss Maria Lawrence

Strood Riverside has an opportunity to be redeveloped into a place to be and entertainment space.

Comment

Representation ID: 775

Received: 27/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Cllr George Perfect

Social regeneration to support this too.

Comment

Representation ID: 782

Received: 27/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Adam Taylor

Greater emphasis on the river and its opportunities to expand river boat services, bring visitors to Rochester from Essex and tackle ASB at Sun Pier to improve the visitor experience

Comment

Representation ID: 784

Received: 27/10/2023

Respondent: AC Goatham & Son

Agent: Bloomfields Ltd

The provision of quality and resilient development in Medway is supported.
It is noted the Council’s recognition that growth does not mean losing character of an area.

Second bullet point -This is supported, development of both brownfield and greenfield sites can come forward to meet the housing requirement. The most suitable locations that can enhance Medway's economic, social and environmental characteristics should be utilised to deliver the housing requirement of the area.
An allocation for development at Bloor’s Farm provides an opportunity to deliver a development which meets the aspirations of sustainable development, directing development to the most suitable location.

Comment

Representation ID: 844

Received: 28/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Keith Harrison

I agree but please avoid agreeing to unnecessary building of residential dwellings in areas that are unsuitable rather than as part of natural growth.

Comment

Representation ID: 858

Received: 28/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Clive Chester

Medway has gone downhill ever since the Dockyard closed 40 years ago and whichever Council has been in power since has done nothing to try and regain the sense of community from that time. Chatham and Gillingham are a former shadow of what they used to be and not very nice places to visit now. We also have London boroughs being allowed to dump their homeless families in Medway and the Council do not seem to care about our own local families that need housing.

Comment

Representation ID: 861

Received: 28/10/2023

Respondent: Lorraine May

Also needs a focus on how to improved existing deprived areas otherwise increased 'pride in Medway' will be limited and potentially divisive

Comment

Representation ID: 916

Received: 28/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Keith Clear

Sympathetic development, more low rise development less high rise. Identify properties for housing homeless and stop London boroughs and other local authorities housing their homeless in Medway. We need to find homes for our homeless and those on the waiting list.

Comment

Representation ID: 934

Received: 29/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Kay Hutchfield

The ambition of this section is admirable but will be a challenge to achieve. It is cheaper for developers to use Greenfield sites and so a strong strategy will be needed to ensure growth does take place in the most suitable locations and in the form of high quality mixed development.

Comment

Representation ID: 948

Received: 29/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Norman Hogben

opportunities have been lost to promote green energy. With the hundreds of houses built in recent years they should all have had solar panels as standard.

Comment

Representation ID: 959

Received: 29/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Alison Wells

I agree that our towns and waterfronts should be developed and used effectively and sustainably but supporting this development with adequate infrastructure is crucial. For increased population, we need increased NHS health services: GPs, hospital, outreach facilities, dentists. Excellent public transport from the towns to reach the outskirts of Medway would be needed.

Comment

Representation ID: 976

Received: 29/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Leslie Brown

These relate to the Building regulations that changed in June 2022. The flatted developments however provide less quality living standards compared to houses.

Comment

Representation ID: 1012

Received: 29/10/2023

Respondent: Carl Kroon

£170 mill HIF farce.
So many jokes here, it is difficult where to start.