Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Object

Representation ID: 4418

Received: 28/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

There is nothing in this statement that demonstrates how the scale of development proposed in the Local Plan can be accommodated or how the necessary infrastructure can be funded.

Object

Representation ID: 4419

Received: 28/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

This statement as it stands is totally meaningless.

Object

Representation ID: 4424

Received: 28/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The existing pollution of our rivers and estuaries is a national disgrace. The plan needs to demonstrate how the scale of development proposed in the local plan can be accommodated and at the same time provide the necessary infrastructure to eliminate pollution.

Object

Representation ID: 4429

Received: 28/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

There is nothing in this Vision Statement that relates to the need for improvements at M2 junction 4. This would be a minimum requirement for any further development in the Capstone Valley.

Object

Representation ID: 4430

Received: 28/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The delivery and viability of the proposed improvement at has not been proven. There is no approved design or realistic costing.
The large new allocations in the Capstone Valley have not been modelled in terms of there impact on the local highway network.

Object

Representation ID: 4431

Received: 28/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

This plan is incredibly vague as to how the major housing allocations would connect to the existing highway and public transport corridors. The sites have very poor/non existent access to the rail network.

Object

Representation ID: 4443

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

There needs to be a proper delivery plan for the secondary school. There is an urgent need for more secondary school places in the short term.

Object

Representation ID: 4444

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

There has been no assessment of the ecology of the area particularly the new allocations in the area. For example this area is one of the last strongholds of the red list Sky Lark and other ground nesting species- Darland Farm on its own does not provide and adequate mitigation of the collective damage done by the various housing allocations in the Capstone Valley

Object

Representation ID: 4445

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Mr Ray Dines

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

It seems very unlikely that it will be appropriate for the new Orbital bus service to be routed via M2 junction 4. Maidstone Road would seem the obvious connection. The concept plan is incredibly vague, there are no street names or indication as to how the major new housing allocations will be connected to the existing highway network. The Transport impact of the development on M2 junction 4 and A278/Sharsted Way in particular are untested. There is no detail of necessary infrastructure improvements.