Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Object

Representation ID: 4787

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The need for pitches is much larger than 31
There are issues with the ORS assessment which is relied on.

Object

Representation ID: 4788

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Policy needs to be amended to make clear that Green Belt sites where the Grey Belt exception applies can be considered appropriate locations for Traveller sites.
This list of exceptions is unrealistic and will simply be used to thwart provision. All across the north coast of Kent new housing is having to be permitted outside settlements on agricultural land with Grades 1-3a (eg see Swale).
Land in FRZ2 is frequently permitted where it can be demonstrated the risk can be mitigated and the sequential/ exception tests are met.
Exceptions have been made for sites in National Landscapes in Medway.

Object

Representation ID: 4789

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

There is no evidence the council has actively searched for sites including land it intends to dispose of.

Object

Representation ID: 4793

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Policy is not going deliver and is ineffective

Object

Representation ID: 4794

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Without evidence it can not be concluded that much need can be met through expansion and intensification

Object

Representation ID: 4876

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Failure to assess need for houseboats which provide specialist housing
Failure to address needs for more houseboat moorings as evidenced in the 2024 appeal decision for Lower Upnor

Object

Representation ID: 4877

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The council could and should consider the potential for a Gypsy Traveller sites as part of such a large allocation

Object

Representation ID: 4878

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Opportunity exists to incorporate an allocation for at least one Gypsy Traveller site as part of this extensive development.

Object

Representation ID: 4879

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The concept plans are v poorly reproduced in this documents-they are just a blur
I am struggling to understand why so much time, money and effort was spent evicting Travellers from land they owned and occupied off Lower Rainham Road near Riverside Country Park when the Council is now proposing that Lower Rainham be earmarked for new development
Why could provision not be made for a Traveller site?
Why can the council not now admit that the land they cleared has potential for a Traveller site?

Object

Representation ID: 4880

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Alison Heine

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Need to ensure provision for Gypsy Traveller sites as part of strategic housing allocations