A public consultation has launched to appoint Medway's very first urban Neighbourhood Planning Area, which is hoped will bring about positive long-term change across one of Medway's most deprived areas. The proposed Neighbourhood Planning Area has been submitted by community group Arches Local, who are working towards establishing an accompanying Neighbourhood Planning Forum led by at least 21 members including local residents, business owners and Councillors from the Luton Road area. The Arches (Chatham) Neighbourhood Planning Forum (ACNF), if approved, will begin preparing a draft of the Neighbourhood Plan covering an area stretching from The Brook Theatre through to Luton Road and beyond, with the iconic Luton Arches standing at the heart of community-led regeneration.
Introduced as part of the Localism Act in 2011, a neighbourhood plan is a framework put together by members of a local community for guiding future development, regeneration and conservation of a particular area. The final plan would form part of statutory development plans for the area which must be followed alongside Medway Council's own planning policy documents. It is hoped that the plan will empower the local community to promote and improve the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the area surrounding Luton Road. Hoo St Werburgh, High Halstow and Cliffe Woods have already gained approval for the establishment of neighbourhood plans in their local areas. You may read the full application for the neighbourhood planning area by clicking here. To find out more about how you can make comments on the application, please visit the dedicated section on the Medway Council website. Comments are closed.
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