Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Support

Representation ID: 4768

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

we support this policy

Support

Representation ID: 4769

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

Request amendment. Please refer to Letter containing all the responses of the KDNL Team for details of amendment/s sought to this section of the Plan given that text formatting does not carry over into this Consultation Form. This letter has also been submitted today by email to the Planning Policy team at Medway Council.

Support

Representation ID: 4770

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

We support this Policy and welcome the inclusion of a specific Kent Downs National Landscape strategic policy in the Local Plan.

Support

Representation ID: 4771

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

The National Landscape has a single purpose. Therefore request amending paragraph 4.7.5 by deleting 'primarily'

Support

Representation ID: 4772

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

Suggest reference to cross border green networks in paragraph 4.7.7 is replaced with cross boundary green networks as districts, and the National Landscape, have boundaries and not borders.

Support

Representation ID: 4773

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

We welcome recognition of the contribution of tranquility to conserving the qualities of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
However, while we support this Policy we question whether this is the correct place for reference to requiring LVIAs and suggest this would be more appropriately included in Policy S4: Landscape Protection and Enhancement.

Support

Representation ID: 4774

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

Welcome reference in paragraph 5.2.9 to the Kent Downs AONB Management Plan and supporting guidance, as part of the suite of design guidance documents that should be consulted as part of the design process.

Object

Representation ID: 4775

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Consider that this Policy should explicitly establish a lower site threshold of 6 units or more for affordable housing provision on windfall sites that come forward for development in the National Landscape over the Plan period in line with NPPF para 65.

Consider that this policy lacks necessary clarity on differing levels of affordable housing that will be applied across the district.

Support

Representation ID: 4776

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

Support reference in paragraph 7.6.4 to the work of the Kent Downs National Landscape team on sustainable tourism.

Support

Representation ID: 4777

Received: 10/08/2025

Respondent: Kent Downs AONB Unit

support this policy