Policy information sourced from the Medway Local Plan 2003

S13 Isle of Grain

At Grain, as defined on the proposals map, port activities and related development, in addition to uses falling within Class B1 (Business), Class B2 (General Industry) and Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) will be permitted, subject to the protection of nature conservation interests.

Development within Use Class B1, however, will be subject to the imposition of conditions, or planning obligations being entered into, to restrict occupants to Class B1 ( c ) light industrial uses only.

Development which does not require access to the river, but which would prejudice use of, or access to, the deep water wharves will not be permitted. A development brief, approved by the council, will guide development.

Contributions will be sought to the improvement of offsite highways or the rail link to the Isle of Grain 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.