Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Object

Representation ID: 4537

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please see above.

Object

Representation ID: 4538

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please see above.

Object

Representation ID: 4539

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please see above.

Object

Representation ID: 4540

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please see above.

Object

Representation ID: 4541

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please see above.

Object

Representation ID: 4542

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please see above.

Object

Representation ID: 4543

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Please see above

Object

Representation ID: 4544

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

As per our previous representations at Regulation 18 stage, the affordable housing requirement (30% in high value areas and 10% in lower value areas) should be clearly defined on a map within the Local Plan. The emerging Local Plan does not identify the defined area and we therefore object on the basis that there is no clear indication of what area relates to the value areas as defined by the Policy.

Support

Representation ID: 4545

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

As set out in our representations to the Regulation 18 Consultation, our client generally supports the overall approach and objective of the Policy. However, the Policy requires applications to demonstrate that the proposal meets a proven need for the particular type of accommodation. The Policy and / or the supporting text should provide further clarity in terms of the format which this will be required for an application.

Object

Representation ID: 4546

Received: 05/08/2025

Respondent: Blueberry Homes

Agent: Savills

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Our previous representations to the Regulation 18 Consultation requested clarification / confirmation of what the ‘key regeneration opportunity areas’ are as referenced within the text. We maintain our position that is unclear what the phrase specifically refers to and therefore object to the Policy on that basis.

The Policy should also provide support for small scale job generating uses which are part of larger residential / mixed-use scheme. The importance of small scale job generating uses within major developments should be recognised as making a positive contribution to the overall economic strategy of the Plan.