5.11

Comment

Representation ID: 337

Received: 19/09/2023

Respondent: Catherine Waterman

Every inch of space is being taken up by housing already. We need to ensure Medway is fully supported first before reaching out to assist neighbouring boroughs. I believe in supporting your neighbours, but your own home has to be in order first!

Comment

Representation ID: 360

Received: 26/09/2023

Respondent: Mrs Monira Ali

If there is capacity, gravesham council would need to support financially for costs towards need to more school, GPS, better roads/ better infrastructure, improved public transport, residential parking, the upkeep of maintaining the area where these 2000 homes may be built.

Comment

Representation ID: 380

Received: 02/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Nicholas Dowling

It is our view that accepting to allocate an extra 2000 homes onto top of the 19,000 homes that remain to be found within Medway is an unacceptable and unsustainable position to accept, given the existing clearly defined constraints that exist within the boundaries of Medway itself. Any proposal to accept Gravesend Borough Councils overspill would be contrary to the ambition to reduce pressure on local services and will not be supported.

Comment

Representation ID: 400

Received: 03/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Stephen Dyke

This additional 2,000 homes seems to have been underplayed in the consultation document - presumably these would be in the Strood area?

Comment

Representation ID: 422

Received: 06/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Jill Norton

Absolutely no way!!!

Comment

Representation ID: 489

Received: 18/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Glen Cook

Medway does not "need" another 28500 homes. This is what is designated by people with a vested interest in creating a need for 28500 homes. Discuss.

Comment

Representation ID: 502

Received: 19/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Keith Swaden

Each of the site maps should show all developments close to the Medway border. Unless this is included, we do not get a full picture of the potential impact to residents as cross-border developments impact services on both sides. This one is specific to a request from Gravesham but there are others such as the 'Lidsing Garden Community’ on the border with Maidstone and the Medway Valley development across the Medway border with Wouldham, Burham and Eccles. Viewed in isolation, the Medway Plan does not give a true picture of potential developments affecting residents.

Comment

Representation ID: 530

Received: 20/10/2023

Respondent: Francesca Baylis

I do not agree with the council providing capacity for Gravesham.

Comment

Representation ID: 618

Received: 25/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Daniela Baylis

This should not be considered. There are no benefits to Medway residents in providing housing for other authorities. There are enough potential problems in meeting our own housing requirements with associated infrastructure. In not considering providing these 2000 homes Medway will be able to protect its valuable green belt and other green spaces currently under consideration for development.

Comment

Representation ID: 679

Received: 26/10/2023

Respondent: Ms Catriona Jamieson

This should be a clear "no". Medway is more densely populated than Gravesham. Medway should work with Gravesham to challenge unrealistic housing targets and fight for the needs of their residents.

Comment

Representation ID: 797

Received: 27/10/2023

Respondent: AC Goatham & Son

Agent: Bloomfields Ltd

The level of housing need required for the Medway area identifies a requirement for 1,667 homes a year in Medway, which provides a total figure of around 28,500 homes to be delivered before the end of 2040. This figure could further be increased, as it is
identified in paragraph 5.11 that Medway are currently considering a request from Gravesham Borough Council to increase capacity by 2000 homes to help meet the housing need of their district.
The likelihood of Medway having to absorb some of this housing need should not be ignored in the early stages of Local Plan creation.

Comment

Representation ID: 832

Received: 27/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald

Don’t build on protected sites or green belt in open countryside. Countryside between Gravesham and Medway is both a green lung for the surrounding area and it’s most attractive feature- don’t spoil this for future generations.

Comment

Representation ID: 836

Received: 27/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Patricia Sharp

Medway has a housing problem and cannot be responsible for a neighbouring borough. The provision of an extra 2000 homes would put additional pressure on our struggling doctor and hospital services and local schools and other services. Our hospital cannot currently cope with current number of residents and no provision seems to have been made for an additional hospital for the needs of Medway.

Comment

Representation ID: 855

Received: 28/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Keith Harrison

Is Gravesham's request based on unrealistic housing need?

Comment

Representation ID: 926

Received: 28/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Keith Clear

We should be looking to our own not allowing land in Medway to be developed by other authorities

Comment

Representation ID: 951

Received: 29/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Norman Hogben

We are already overloaded with new developments of our own and cannot help Gravesend meet there needs.

Comment

Representation ID: 953

Received: 29/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Norman Hogben

Medway cannot accept Gravesend's housing needs when it has been put under so much pressure to to supply more of its own.

Comment

Representation ID: 988

Received: 29/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Leslie Brown

Gravesham have much larger Green Belt areas and some flexibility is required where the boundaries exist. There have been submissions on the boundary that have been rejected by Medway in the past. The areas will be re investigated by housing proposals in the area.

Comment

Representation ID: 1073

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: Medway Green Party

Gravesham, like Medway, will be compelled to adopt unrealistic Housing targets. A local housing needs assessment for Gravesham will prove that a more realistic target is actually needed for a Borough that is currently less densely populated than Medway.

Comment

Representation ID: 1129

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: Medway Council Climate Response Team

It is important that we say here that achieving Medway’s net zero carbon target is already challenging without adding in the forecasted level of housing required to meet population growth. This highlights the significant role the Local Plan has as a vehicle for achieving Medway’s net zero ambitions.
The Council will also need to assess the potential need to relocate communities which may be vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. If climate mitigation targets are not met, the number of displaced communities will likely increase putting further pressure on housing needs.

Comment

Representation ID: 1160

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: St John's College

Agent: Savills (UK) Ltd

It would be useful to understand the approach or method Medway will be using to decide whether there is capacity to assist Gravesham with their housing need under the duty to cooperate. The earlier such information can be published in the public domain the better. This would aid transparency, promote early input and thus help minimise dispute on such matters at Examination.

Comment

Representation ID: 1166

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Stuart Tranter

28,500 is already in excess of Medway's own needs and will be impossible to deliver within the plan period given past and current performance, so taking on more is a complete non-starter. Gravesham should plan for their own need within their borough.

Comment

Representation ID: 1205

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Stephen Hesketh

I do not understand this request, but then I do not understand the recent influx of London residents, especially as Medway Council were unaware of this happening!

Comment

Representation ID: 1226

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: Railfuture Ltd

We take serious note of paragraphs 5.7 - 5.11 and observe that additional transport and especially public transport capacity will be required if Medway’s legitimate growth aspirations are not to be thwarted. While no panacea, we contend that additional rail capacity and necessary infrastructure must form a vital part of that equation.

Comment

Representation ID: 1300

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: David Hopkins

Agree. It is important to consider that, in many ways, the Hoo Peninsula is more closely linked to Gravesham than to Chatham and Gillingham.

Comment

Representation ID: 1352

Received: 31/10/2023

Respondent: Mrs Elizabeth Turpin

This will be challenging if it cannot be incorporated within our numbers. What requests have we made of our neighbouring boroughs? In particular Maidstone who have oversupplied their housing need.

Comment

Representation ID: 1395

Received: 31/10/2023

Respondent: Mr R Castle

Agent: Bloomfields Ltd

It is identified in paragraph 5.11 that Medway are currently considering a request from Gravesham Borough Council (GBC) to increase capacity by 2000 homes to help meet the housing need of their district.

In March 2023 GBS produced its Five Year Housing Land Supply Statement, covering the period 2022-2027. This document sets out that Gravesham only has 2.9 years of deliverable housing supply. The new Local Plan for Gravesham is not expected until Dec2024.

The likelihood of Medway having to absorb some of this housing need should not be ignored in the early stages of Local Plan creation for Medway.

Comment

Representation ID: 1435

Received: 31/10/2023

Respondent: AC Goatham & Son

Agent: Bloomfields Ltd

In March 2023 Gravesham Borough Council (GBC) produced its Five Year Housing Land Supply Statement, covering the period 2022-2027. This document sets out that Gravesham only has 2.9 years of deliverable housing supply. GBCs new Local Plan is not expected until December 2024, thus, their HLS is not likely to improve in the near future.

The high likelihood of Medway having to absorb some of this housing need should not be ignored in the early stages of Local Plan creation and the level of housing need should be set to reflect this.

Comment

Representation ID: 1466

Received: 31/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Alexander Cameron

We should be enabling housing provision that meets the needs of Medway only. They cannot comment on external areas' needs but if also based on Government targets they may be inflated.

Comment

Representation ID: 1480

Received: 31/10/2023

Respondent: Mr and Mrs R Goatham

Agent: Bloomfields Ltd

Paragraph 5.11 - Medway Council are currently considering a request from Gravesham Borough Council (GBC) to increase capacity by 2000 homes to help meet the housing need of their district.

GBC's Five-Year Housing Land Supply Statement (March 2023) sets out that Gravesham only has 2.9 years of deliverable housing supply. The new Local Plan for Gravesham is not expected until December 2024, therefore this situation is not likely to improve in the near future. The high likelihood of Medway having to absorb some of this housing need should not be ignored in the early stages of Local Plan creation.