Policy information sourced from the Medway Local Plan 2003

S1 Development Strategy

The development strategy for the plan area is to prioritise re- investment in the urban fabric. This will include the redevelopment and recycling of under-used and derelict land within the urban area, with a focus on the Medway riverside areas and Chatham, Gillingham, Strood, Rochester and Rainham town centres.

Land use and transport will be closely integrated, and priority will be given to a range of new and improved transport facilities, including facilities for walking, cycling and public transport.

Strategic economic development provision will be made both within the urban area and at Kingsnorth and Grain.

In recognition of their particular quality and character, long-term protection will be afforded to:

  1. areas of international, national or other strategic importance for nature conservation and landscape; and
  2. the historic built environment, including the Historic Dockyard, associated sites and fortifications.

Outward peripheral expansion onto fresh land, particularly to the north and east of Gillingham, will be severely restricted. The open heartland of Medway at Capstone and Darland will be given long-term protection from significant development.

For more information please see the Medway Local Plan 2003