Policy information sourced from the Medway Local Plan 2003

L2 New Leisure Facilities

Within or on the edge of town centres, leisure uses falling within use Classes D1 and D2 and other theatre, arts and cultural leisure uses will be permitted. Proposals for leisure development outside town centre and edge of centre locations will only be permitted when it can be demonstrated that the proposal:

  1. is inappropriate within a town centre or edge of centre location; or is on a site identified in Policies S7, S8 and S10 as being suitable for leisure uses in accordance with a Master Plan or development brief; and
  2. would not adversely affect the strategy for, or the vitality and viability of Chatham town centre or other, nearby, town centres; and
  3. has followed the sequential test in that there are no alternative, suitable and available locations in, or on the edge of, Chatham town centre, the other town centres or on other edge of centre locations; and
  4. would have no significant detrimental impact on neighbouring land uses or residential amenity; and
  5. is highly accessible by public transport, affords good opportunities for access by pedestrians and cyclists and is sited near the primary or secondary road network.

For more information please see the Medway Local Plan 2003