Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
The plan's vision is to
Representation ID: 1216
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We endorse the Vision for Medway in 2040, and in particular “Improved travel choices and infrastructure have reduced the use of the car across Medway, with people benefitting from better provision for pedestrians and cyclists, and a greater public transport offer.” and “All sectors and ages of the community can find decent places to live.” and “Derelict sites at Grain and Kingsnorth on the Hoo Peninsula have been transformed into thriving economic hubs.”
We endorse the Vision for Medway in 2040, and in particular “Improved travel choices and infrastructure have reduced the use of the car across Medway, with people benefitting from better provision for pedestrians and cyclists, and a greater public transport offer.” and “All sectors and ages of the community can find decent places to live.” and “Derelict sites at Grain and Kingsnorth on the Hoo Peninsula have been transformed into thriving economic hubs.”
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
Prepared for a sustainable and green future
Representation ID: 1217
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We endorse the above objective and the second of its four sub-sections in particular.
We endorse the above objective and the second of its four sub-sections in particular.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
Supporting people to lead healthy lives and strengthening our communities
Representation ID: 1218
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We endorse the above objective.
We endorse the above objective.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
Securing jobs and developing skills for a competitive economy
Representation ID: 1220
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We endorse the above objective and in particular its penultimate sub-section in relation to the infrastructure needed to provide accessible employment locations.
We endorse the above objective and in particular its penultimate sub-section in relation to the infrastructure needed to provide accessible employment locations.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
Boost pride in Medway through quality and resilient development
Representation ID: 1222
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We endorse the above objective and in particular its first two sub-sections in relation to transport infrastructure to support sustainable development.
We endorse the above objective and in particular its first two sub-sections in relation to transport infrastructure to support sustainable development.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
5.6
Representation ID: 1224
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We welcome the explicit reference to transport impacts as a test criterion.
We welcome the explicit reference to transport impacts as a test criterion.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
5.11
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.
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.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
5.28
Representation ID: 1228
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We note that many of the more significant Urban Regeneration sites are not particularly conveniently located for ready access to Medway’s existing mainline rail stations, and will therefore be heavily dependent on a high quality public realm through which to walk and cycle to and from those stations and on high quality bus service links.
We note that many of the more significant Urban Regeneration sites are not particularly conveniently located for ready access to Medway’s existing mainline rail stations, and will therefore be heavily dependent on a high quality public realm through which to walk and cycle to and from those stations and on high quality bus service links.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
5.35
Representation ID: 1229
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We note that even for those Suburban Expansion sites nearest to Rainham station, and even more so for the other sites further afield, the challenge of offering new residents ready access to mainline rail services will be very heavily dependent on the availability of high quality bus service links.
We note that even for those Suburban Expansion sites nearest to Rainham station, and even more so for the other sites further afield, the challenge of offering new residents ready access to mainline rail services will be very heavily dependent on the availability of high quality bus service links.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
5.45
Representation ID: 1234
Received: 30/10/2023
Respondent: Railfuture Ltd
We endorse the approach in paragraphs 5.36-5.46. We note these sites comprise c.40% of the total potential housing capacity identified but are currently un-served by an increasingly well-used but, from December 1961, freight-only railway line. The award of £170m from the Housing Infrastructure Fund in November 2019, with £67m of that identified for upgrading the existing line for passenger services as far as a new station at Hoo St. Werburgh was, in our view and despite the abandonment of the project in July 2023, formal recognition of the strategic case for the additional public transport capacity mentioned after paragraph 5.11.
We endorse the approach in paragraphs 5.36-5.46. We note these sites comprise c.40% of the total potential housing capacity identified but are currently un-served by an increasingly well-used but, from December 1961, freight-only railway line. The award of £170m from the Housing Infrastructure Fund in November 2019, with £67m of that identified for upgrading the existing line for passenger services as far as a new station at Hoo St. Werburgh was, in our view and despite the abandonment of the project in July 2023, formal recognition of the strategic case for the additional public transport capacity mentioned after paragraph 5.11.
