Policy information sourced from the Medway Local Plan 2003

S12 Kingsnorth

At Kingsnorth, as defined on the proposals map, Class B2 General Industrial Development and Class B8 Storage and Distribution Uses will be permitted. Class B1 uses will be permitted but will be restricted to Class B1 ( c ) except where the development makes provision for increased accessibility by means other than the private car. Provision will be made within the site for the relocation of businesses from urban regeneration sites, including special industrial uses and others not in a use class, subject to access and environmental considerations. Medway Council will prepare a development brief in association with the landowners. All development will be subject to the protection of nature conservation interests.

Development which does not require access to the railway or to the river, but which would prejudice use of, or access to, the wharves or the rail sidings will not be permitted.

Contributions will be sought to the improvement of offsite highways or the rail link to Kingsnorth where such improvements are needed from a practical point of view to enable the development to go ahead or are necessary from a planning point of view and are so directly related to the proposed development and to the use of land after its completion, that the development ought not to be permitted without it.