Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Support

Representation ID: 4673

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Ruth Dyke

This is a vital part of the plan, but allowing homes to be built on land which currently is used for fruit growing in Rainham seems to be at odds with this policy. To advocate removal of thousands of trees in the same document as this policy is just not joined up thinking.

Support

Representation ID: 4674

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Ruth Dyke

Important to have decent rental housing at affordable rents.

Object

Representation ID: 4675

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Ruth Dyke

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

This may be a smaller proposal than that dismissed at appeal, but it will still mean the removal of thousands of trees and a fundamental change to the character of the area. There will be a decrease in air quality, increased light pollution and noise, it will add to water stress loosing trees which absorb rain and replacing with houses which increase run off and loss of water to the soil. This development will add to problems leading to increased climate change.

Object

Representation ID: 4676

Received: 08/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Ruth Dyke

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The use of local lanes will still mean the majority of traffic using Lower Rainham Road to exit the Lower Rainham area. This road is already extremely busy and forms a boundary to Riverside Country park so there are many places where pedestrians cross and an increase in traffic will be detrimental to the enjoyment of this park.