Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Support

Representation ID: 5021

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Lincoln Ritchie

As a Medway-born soon-to-be grad at the University of Kent, who wants to live and work locally, I strongly support the safeguarding of land for the delivery of passenger rail growth. This initiative not only allows for connections to the peninsula and the North Kent Services, and cross-river sustainable links, but also contributes to a healthier environment. This is 100% the kind of long-term thinking and public transport spine that lets young professionals want to stay in Medway without defaulting to commuting to London or leaving Medway altogether.

Support

Representation ID: 5022

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Lincoln Ritchie

Thank you for prioritising brownfield development and design-led regeneration. Regeneration and increased density respect heritage, reduce land use, and place homes where jobs and services already exist.

Support

Representation ID: 5025

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Lincoln Ritchie

While I do support, I don't understand the minimum values. It would be great to get some clarity on these, as I would have guessed more affordable homes would have been needed in lower-value areas. For example, young people and their families would likely want to live in areas of previously developed land due to the closeness and access to local services. Please increase these minimums.

Support

Representation ID: 5026

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Lincoln Ritchie

10% modal shift? really? That's not very ambitious. "You gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers in this racket"

Object

Representation ID: 5027

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Lincoln Ritchie

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Please convert this to clear triggers (e.g., “no more than X homes occupied until bus priority/rail works/school phase delivered”)

Support

Representation ID: 5028

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Lincoln Ritchie

Let's enhance DM22 by incorporating open-access ducting and public Wi-Fi in our centres. This initiative can be a game-changer for start-ups, promotes remote and hybrid work, and boosts evening economy attendance significantly.

Support

Representation ID: 5029

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Lincoln Ritchie

Many of these goals should be converted into measurable conditions that can be evaluated by those that will be affected by them (e.g., % of homes within 400m of a ≥10-min bus, x-distance of new cyclelanes delivered). It directly improves cost-of-living, access to opportunity, and accountability.