Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

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Representation ID: 4956

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Karen Scott

I welcome this proposal but where employmentland is not in these areas, public transport infrastructure should be in place.

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Representation ID: 4957

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Karen Scott

This benefits people living in these areas but for those who don't a reliable means of public transport is needed.

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Representation ID: 4958

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Karen Scott

Please, please address the lack of technical, digital skills education at Level 4 and above, other than in universities. This is really limiting where three years at university is not an option for a young person, and there are few, if any higher level apprenticeships available in the area.

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Representation ID: 4959

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Karen Scott

But there is no current provision for Higher National Diploma or Certificate qualifications, especially in digital subjects. This limits career progression opportunities for many.

Support for this type of education should come sooner rather than later to ensure that the number of generations who have missed out is minimised.

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Representation ID: 4960

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Karen Scott

Given that 66.8% of Medway's housing is under-occupied, priority for homes that attract people out of under-occupancy and into homes for life, where they can be cared for in their own homes, however long it takes for them to get to that point, should be top priority and not a provision in a sea of other housing. Every household that downsizes leaves a home of a decent size for a family.

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Representation ID: 4961

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Karen Scott

Would love to see student accommodation available to apprentices, to allow mobility, and to college students moving to Medway for high quality technical education at Level 4 (at college, not university)

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Representation ID: 4964

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Karen Scott

Would like to see a clause in the plan that commits to a review of these numbers each year.