Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

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Representation ID: 4936

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

Reference new Playing Pitch Strategy

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Representation ID: 4939

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

Re-read this with Senior Landscape Officer please can we make slight amendments.
- Lettering is bit confusing as its same under both sections. Would be best to make it 1a, b, c, and then 2a, b,c

New open space:
a. include education, wildlife and play
d.Integrate formal sports provision into wider open space networks 'and landscape'.
h. Be resilient, comfortable in changing climate.
h. ...BNG, landscape & open space
Include allotments & community garden in policy
PPS & BFS due 2025/26
2025 Local Football Facility Plan highlights need for 8 new full size 3G football pitches & improve facilities

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Representation ID: 4948

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

Gone through with Senior Landscape Officer. Can't see any reference to garden size standards? Also outdoor space for flats that is actually usable and of suitable size. Need to consider east or west facing so that the outdoor space isn't always in the shadows on flat complexes.

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Representation ID: 4949

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

Gone through with Senior Landscape Officer. Could you include more about rain water harvesting. Also green energy - encouraging ground source heat pumps and solar. Ground source heat pumps could be installed under the open space. Building for a Healthy Life?

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Representation ID: 4951

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

References 'Green Infrastructure Standards' - what is this and where can you find them?

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Representation ID: 4952

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

Green & Blue is not just about "semi-natural greenspace" - all public open space contributes from formal gardens, allotments etc. They can all join up to be part of the network.

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Representation ID: 4954

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

Last point under SUDS about amenity, GI etc - spaces must be 'usable' not just a fenced off area to look at

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Representation ID: 4955

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

We will be updating the Playing Pitch Strategy and this needs to be reflected here. Also referenced elsewhere. Perhaps say it "will identify the need..."

You could also include the 2025 Local Football Facilities Plan shows the need for 8 new full size 3G football pitches and the community facilities updated alongside.

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Representation ID: 4962

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

What is the definition of "publicly accessible open space"? Are sports club land and school playing fields also protected? They currently are under the Protected Open Space policy so would expect them to be going forward.

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Representation ID: 4966

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Medway Council

Having read through this with the Senior Landscape Officer, the ordering of the points needs to be amended so that the more important points are closer to the top - point f needs to be above c so the emphasis is more on what is expected and the exceptional circumstances is the last point.