Object

Representation ID: 4548

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

As with Policy S10 there should be recognition had to the positive contribution small scale retail and service uses can make in serving communities outside of the defined centres or larger scale development schemes. This was previously raised within our representations to Regulation 18 Consultation and we therefore object to the Policy as it does not specifically provide wording which supports small scale retail and service uses as part of major residential or mixed-use schemes.

Object

Representation ID: 4611

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: CPRE Kent

Agent: Mr Richard Thompson

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

We are concerned about potential unintended consequences of new local/rural centres in relation to the impact they will have on existing facilities and whether these developments will be truly sustainably located in terms of being accessible on foot/bike or bus and not making the expense of running a car (in terms of actual personal cost, impact on the environment in terms of congestion and air quality) a prerequisite for buying groceries.

Support

Representation ID: 5014

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Bryan Fowler

There needs to be a postive retail development strategy for Chatham and Gillingham. This goes beyond a mere hierarchy of place. There needs to be a strategy for car parking enabling clearly designated areas for car parking linked to promoting an increase in retail activity. Medway Council has been inclined to sell off car parks because of historical use. Future changes such as increased town centre populations needs to be planned for.