Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Object

Representation ID: 4655

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

This is nonsense. The Plan proposes a huge expansion to Strood (in the region of one third) and will completely remove the transition to countryside on the border of Strood. It will require residents to pass through housing developments of over 1500 houses before accessing the countryside.

Object

Representation ID: 4658

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Imbalance of infrastructure to the Gravesham area, and dependance on Gravesham.
Prioritisation of infrastructure to mitigate risk of developer failure.
Existing high risk pipeline.

Object

Representation ID: 4660

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The maps provided are poor quality and difficult for the layman to interpret.

Object

Representation ID: 4667

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The lower order roads mentioned in 6B (Clinton Avenue and Beaufort Road) are not suitable for increased traffic from any development. This was acknowledged by the Portfolio Holder for Climate Change and Strategic Regeneration at a public meeting who commented that access to any development would need to be via the Gravesend Road.

Object

Representation ID: 4668

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Council must publish the reports referenced in this paragraph before finalising consultation to enable proper public scrutiny. It is not acceptable to consult on such major strategic document when pertinent information is not published.

Object

Representation ID: 4669

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Brownfield sites within Medway have been available for many years and it is not acceptable for the council to accept the ongoing delay in their development and to allow Greenfield sites to take precedence. An example is this the former site of the Council itself which is in a prime high street / riverside location but remains undeveloped after years of delay.

Object

Representation ID: 4670

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The land identified as Grey Belt in the draft Medway Local Plan d(land to the west of Strood) does not meet the requirements for Grey Belt and should remain as designated Green Belt.
The exceptional Circumstances claimed are not valid.

Object

Representation ID: 4671

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Land to the west of Strood has been incorrectly classified as Grey Belt and should remain Green Belt.

Object

Representation ID: 4672

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mr Kevin Smith

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The reclassification of land to the west of Strood to Grey Belt is not valid.