Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)
Policy S6: Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Landscape
Representation ID: 3799
Received: 08/09/2024
Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald
Need to support and enhance the national designation and recognise significant development pressure from change of land use from industrial agriculture and viniculture. Loss of arable, orchards, chalk grassland are currently impacting nature recovery and resource protection, increasing flood risk, loss of protected species and habitat. Tranquillity and dark skies are under threat from rapid land use change that is poorly managed requiring communities to spot and highlight these to relevant authorities, the local plan needs to respect and protect national and internationally important landscapes and protected sites not undermine these in pursuit of inappropriate developments.
Need to support and enhance the national designation and recognise significant development pressure from change of land use from industrial agriculture and viniculture. Loss of arable, orchards, chalk grassland are currently impacting nature recovery and resource protection, increasing flood risk, loss of protected species and habitat. Tranquillity and dark skies are under threat from rapid land use change that is poorly managed requiring communities to spot and highlight these to relevant authorities, the local plan needs to respect and protect national and internationally important landscapes and protected sites not undermine these in pursuit of inappropriate developments.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)
Policy DM1: Flood and Water Management
Representation ID: 3814
Received: 08/09/2024
Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald
Agricultural land use and change requires scrutiny to avoid negative impacts from surface water run off and increased flood risk to local communities and property. Arable conversion to viniculture creates a major risk, land use management plans for businesses engaged in this significant change should be required to have a water management plan that mitigates negative impacts and risk and should be overseen by local authority and Environment Agency.
Use of pesticides and fertilizer should also be managed better and regulations policed to avoid nutrient run off and polluting groundwater. Local Authority should support citizen groups to aid this.
Agricultural land use and change requires scrutiny to avoid negative impacts from surface water run off and increased flood risk to local communities and property. Arable conversion to viniculture creates a major risk, land use management plans for businesses engaged in this significant change should be required to have a water management plan that mitigates negative impacts and risk and should be overseen by local authority and Environment Agency.
Use of pesticides and fertilizer should also be managed better and regulations policed to avoid nutrient run off and polluting groundwater. Local Authority should support citizen groups to aid this.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)
Policy DM3: Air Quality
Representation ID: 3815
Received: 08/09/2024
Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald
Agri/Viniculture use of fertilizer and pesticides needs more attention. Slurry and waste products from agri/viniculture operations should be recognised as a source and monitored and managed to avoid negative impacts on communities and wildlife.
Agri/Viniculture use of fertilizer and pesticides needs more attention. Slurry and waste products from agri/viniculture operations should be recognised as a source and monitored and managed to avoid negative impacts on communities and wildlife.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)
Policy DM4: Noise and Light Pollution
Representation ID: 3820
Received: 08/09/2024
Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald
Dark skies and tranquillity are priceless. the local plan should protect and enhance these to benefit people, nature and the rural economy. Kent Downs and Green Belt area are sensitive to impacts that can undermine these attributes if noise and light pollution are encouraged or consequences from economic activity such as viniculture and inappropriate development.
Dark skies and tranquillity are priceless. the local plan should protect and enhance these to benefit people, nature and the rural economy. Kent Downs and Green Belt area are sensitive to impacts that can undermine these attributes if noise and light pollution are encouraged or consequences from economic activity such as viniculture and inappropriate development.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)
Policy S7: Green Belt
Representation ID: 3828
Received: 08/09/2024
Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald
Inappropriate development in the Green Belt must be prevented. The Local Plan should support this and work with neighbouring authorities to safeguard the integrity of the GB. Simultaneously the GB should be a focus for nature recovery and sustainable land use. The findings o f the Public Inquiry into the failed winery at Upper Bush should be honoured and a clear message to developers made in the new local plan.
Inappropriate development in the Green Belt must be prevented. The Local Plan should support this and work with neighbouring authorities to safeguard the integrity of the GB. Simultaneously the GB should be a focus for nature recovery and sustainable land use. The findings o f the Public Inquiry into the failed winery at Upper Bush should be honoured and a clear message to developers made in the new local plan.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)
Policy T13: Tourism, Culture and Visitor Accommodation
Representation ID: 3835
Received: 08/09/2024
Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald
Recognise and support the fabric of the natural assets across land and estuarine areas to promote the area for sustainable tourism. Tranquillity, dark skies and rural isolation are valuable assets that can attract and increase visitors seeking sustainable tourism. Good food, walking, cycling and water based activity should factor in this and be encouraged in the local plan. Prevent and avoid negative impacts from inappropriate development in protected areas.
Recognise and support the fabric of the natural assets across land and estuarine areas to promote the area for sustainable tourism. Tranquillity, dark skies and rural isolation are valuable assets that can attract and increase visitors seeking sustainable tourism. Good food, walking, cycling and water based activity should factor in this and be encouraged in the local plan. Prevent and avoid negative impacts from inappropriate development in protected areas.
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Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)
Policy T14: Rural Economy
Representation ID: 3846
Received: 08/09/2024
Respondent: Mr Brian McDonald
Recognise and value the natural assets as the foundation of a strong rural economy. Inappropriate development and industrial agri/viniculture are to be avoided. Nurture the natural fabric and restore nature in our rural areas and avoid sacrificing these for short term or unsustainable economic development. Local, national and international protections should be proactively supported and not undermined in the pursuit of short term profit or mistaken new shiny transformational mirages that benefit the rich and not the population of Medway and surrounding areas.
Local food and healthy activity should be a key component with mixed farming and horticultural activity.
Recognise and value the natural assets as the foundation of a strong rural economy. Inappropriate development and industrial agri/viniculture are to be avoided. Nurture the natural fabric and restore nature in our rural areas and avoid sacrificing these for short term or unsustainable economic development. Local, national and international protections should be proactively supported and not undermined in the pursuit of short term profit or mistaken new shiny transformational mirages that benefit the rich and not the population of Medway and surrounding areas.
Local food and healthy activity should be a key component with mixed farming and horticultural activity.
