Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2023)
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Representation ID: 982
Received: 29/10/2023
Respondent: Dr Christine Hodgetts
Sustainable housing should preserve Medway's green lungs like Horsted Valley, Capstone Valley (already threatened by Maidstone's housing quota), and all new-builds should have roof-water collection and south-facing roofs with solar heat-exchange or photovoltaic panels. Sustainable transport plan should include subsidised bus transport for all school and college students and a new, walking/cycling bridge connecting central Chatham (bus/rail stations, shopping/catering businesses) with businesses on the Medway City Estate, which commuters currently queue to reach and leave via Medway Tunnel and Rochester Bridge, causing pollution and congestion. Don't waste the budget on vanity projects like unnecessary fountains outside the Pentagon Centre!
Sustainable housing should preserve Medway's green lungs like Horsted Valley, Capstone Valley (already threatened by Maidstone's housing quota), and all new-builds should have roof-water collection and south-facing roofs with solar heat-exchange or photovoltaic panels. Sustainable transport plan should include subsidised bus transport for all school and college students and a new, walking/cycling bridge connecting central Chatham (bus/rail stations, shopping/catering businesses) with businesses on the Medway City Estate, which commuters currently queue to reach and leave via Medway Tunnel and Rochester Bridge, causing pollution and congestion. Don't waste the budget on vanity projects like unnecessary fountains outside the Pentagon Centre!
