Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Support

Representation ID: 4922

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Tonbrigde and Malling Borough Council

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council supports the spatial strategy included at pages 25-27 of the Local Plan. We consider that the spatial strategy complies with paragraph 36 of the NPPF 2024 in all aspects, being positively prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national policy.

Support

Representation ID: 4923

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Tonbrigde and Malling Borough Council

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council supports Policy SA14 Employment Sites, including the continued allocation of Innovation Park Medway.

The borough council will continue to work with Medway Council to support the delivery of Innovation Park Medway for B2 and E(g)(iii) uses, as commercial circumstances allow. A corresponding allocation will be included in our Local Plan.

Support

Representation ID: 4924

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Tonbrigde and Malling Borough Council

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council supports the monitor and manage approach towards transport mitigation identified at policy DM15. We recognise that the achievement of this ambition will require a creative and co-ordinated approach in terms of securing funding and delivery of the transport schemes identified in the IDP. LCWIP schemes are however currently missing from the published IPD and should be included.

Object

Representation ID: 4925

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Tonbrigde and Malling Borough Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council is supporting Kent County Council in progressing a comprehensive scheme for the improvement of Blue Bell Hill A229. The text included at paragraph 9.2.15 of the Local Plan does not make Medway Council’s position clear regarding this.

Given the published transport evidence, we would like this scheme to be identified in the Medway Local Plan and IDP as a requirement, with a commitment to ongoing discussions with KCC and other neighbouring authorities, to ensure that this scheme can be fully funded and implemented once the DfT has approved the full business case.