Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)

Contrary to the NPPF requirements (para 15), the “Vision” fails to identify housing provision as an important component of the Plan (para 3.1) and does not set out how much development should be provided. This is a central component as a determinative matter for the spatial strategy. In not expressing the amount of development that is to be delivered, it also fails to be positively prepared and provide a suitable framework for addressing housing needs. The “Vision” must be amended at para 3.1 to reference housing and the supporting text amended to include reference to the delivery of 28,500 new homes.