Policy information sourced from the Medway Local Plan 2003

BNE28 Farm Diversification

Development related to farm diversification will be permitted when the development:

  1. will not harm rural character or amenity; and
  2. helps to maintain agriculture as the main land use on the farm holding; and
  3. the design and scale of development is appropriate to its rural surroundings; and
  4. is sustainable in terms of traffic generation and accessibility to a choice of modes of transport.

A farm strategy statement will be sought which demonstrates that agriculture will remain the principal land use.

For more information please see the Medway Local Plan 2003