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New searchFor me moving to this area 3 years ago from a very densely populated area in Erith was so wonderful as this gave open space and beautiful views of open space. I am sad to see that Deangate will be developed on on the hill as this is the view from my home and it is very lovely to look at nice open space as apposed to houses etc, however I do understand the need for more housing and the space on the peninsula makes sense to be utilised for this. I am concerned that although we are providing expansion of a new leisure centre and health centres this will bring with it increased pressure on parking and traffic locally. Also the expansion of health services locally is all well and good, but as the area grows the impact beyond the local space will not match as Medway Health service as a whole is so over stretched and the local hospital is supporting the whole of Medway, this will not help if a local health hub refers to the hospital that even now has no capacity to cope.
It is important to still maintain a village/respectful approach to the development of this area. The thought of this area becoming spoilt by social demographics issues of poor presentation of housing and residents would not make no 4 compliant as attractive is what brought me here to this area in the first place. I chose Chattenden 3 years ago due to it's attractive location and appearance as well as the social demographic of the area. If I wanted a lesser standard I would have bought in Chatham/Stood not a village location.
Transport from the Peninsula to the rest of Medway, especially though to the colleges in Gillingham are a struggle for all. Young adults need to get transport to Strood then to Chatham. Why can there not be links from the Peninsula via the Medway tunnel to make linking with the other side of Medway easier, so as to take the pressure off the need to all go through Strood. This is the same for leisure and shopping. Again appearance is very important, residents love this area for it's beauty and views, this would be devesting to lose.
Seeing the proposed development to a safer A228 for pedestrians is fantastic. I live where the picture No 2 on page 83 is shown and seen 3 devastating accidents here and been witness to the dangerous speeds that lorries and vans/cars travel up and down this road. Traffic calming measures are desperately needed here. With schools and local community facilities opening up the road safety is paramount. Also will the roads/landscapes be made stronger, as the land shakes when large lorries, eg; transporter lorries etc from Amazon et al come up and down the road and high speed.
Overall I understand the need for this area to be developed, however hope that this is done with respect to the asthenic look of the current landscape and beauty that is currently here. It would be very sad to see it lost to poor social housing that attracts substandard social demographics and settlement in the areas that are currently a very pleasant place to live. To lose this would be such a shame as living here with a family feeling safe in open space and rural settings and outlook are vital to health and well being and mental health. I bought here and chose to live here for that reason, again I will stress if I did not want that life style I would have chosen to live in a more densely populated area like Chatham or Strood. Please don't ruin what I saved very hard for financially to be able to live somewhere as lovely as the Peninsula. I am an NHS worker who is desperate for keeping my mental health well and living here has given me that, don't spoil it please.
