Attachment 1 MEDWAY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK PUBLICATION DRAFT CORE STRATEGY [CABINET VERSION] AUGUST 2011 Publication Draft Core Strategy August 2011 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 2. Context and Issues ....................................................................................... 9 3. Vision and Strategic Objectives................................................................. 23 4. Cross Cutting Themes ................................................................................ 33 5. Housing........................................................................................................ 70 6. Economic Development.............................................................................. 81 7. Energy, Waste and Minerals....................................................................... 95 8. Transport and Movement ......................................................................... 109 9. The River Medway..................................................................................... 116 10. Area Policies.............................................................................................. 121 11. Implementation, Monitoring and Review ................................................ 164 Appendix A: Schedule of Superseded (Replaced) Policies .............................. 193 Appendix B: Schedule of Current Supplementary Planning Documents........ 195 Appendix C: Housing Trajectory and Sources of Supply 2006 - 2028+........... 199 Appendix D: Employment trajectory ................................................................... 200 Appendix E: Transport Objectives, Schemes And Actions In The Third Local Transport Plan (LTP3)........................................................................................... 201 Glossary of Terms................................................................................................. 207 i Publication Draft Core Strategy August 2011 List of Figures Figure 1-1 The Planning Policy Cascade ................................................................ 2 Figure 1-2 Core Strategy Stages.............................................................................. 3 Figure 1-3 Medway Local Development Framework.............................................. 3 Figure 2-1 Local Areas............................................................................................ 14 Figure 3-1 Medway Core Strategy Key Diagram .................................................. 30 Figure 3-2 Spatial Vision & Strategic Objectives Diagram.................................. 31 Figure 4-1 Flood Zones in Medway ....................................................................... 45 Figure 4-2 Agricultural Land Classification.......................................................... 53 Figure 4-3 Green Grid Corridors............................................................................ 58 Figure 4-4 Great Lines Heritage Park.................................................................... 68 Figure 4-5 Nominated World Heritage Site ........................................................... 69 Figure 6-1 Medway Employment Sub Areas......................................................... 84 Figure 7-1 Land Won Sand and Gravels ............................................................... 99 Figure 7-2 The Waste Hierarchy .......................................................................... 101 Figure 7-3 Potential Final Waste Disposal to Land Resource Area ................. 107 Figure 8-1 Main Congestion Hotspots ................................................................ 110 Figure 9-1 River Medway...................................................................................... 117 Figure 10-1 Spatial Sub Areas ............................................................................. 121 Figure 10-2 Strood Town Centre Masterplan...................................................... 124 Figure 10-3 Strood Context Diagram................................................................... 128 Figure 10-4 Rochester Context Diagram............................................................. 132 Figure 10-5 Chatham Context Diagram............................................................... 138 Figure 10-6 Gillingham Context Diagram............................................................ 142 Figure 10-7 Rainham Context Diagram ............................................................... 145 Figure 10-8 Hoo Peninsula Context Diagram ..................................................... 150 Figure 10-9 Medway Valley Context Diagram..................................................... 154 Figure 10-10 Lodge Hill Connections.................................................................. 155 Figure 10-11 Lodge Hill Strategic Allocation...................................................... 158 Figure 10-12 Lodge Hill Concept Diagram.......................................................... 161 Copyright OS maps: All the maps in this document are reproduced from/ based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey licence number 100024225. Aerial photographs: Getmapping 2009 ii Publication Draft Core Strategy August 2011 List of Tables Table 1-1 Core Strategy Timetable .......................................................................... 5 Table 3-1 Employment Growth to 2028 ................................................................. 25 Table 3-2 Job Requirements to 2028..................................................................... 25 Table 5-1 Medway Housing Supply Components ................................................ 71 Table 5-2 Distribution of New Housing by Sub Areas from 2011/12 to 2028+... 72 Table 5-3 Local Plan Allocations ........................................................................... 72 Table 6-1 Floorspace Requirements by Sub Areas ............................................. 84 Table 6-2 Employment Floorspace Supply by Sub Areas................................... 85 Table 6-3 Convenience Floorspace Capacities 2008 - 2026................................ 90 Table 6-4 Convenience Floorspace Options 2008 - 2026 .................................... 90 Table 6-5 Comparison Floorspace Options 2008 - 2026...................................... 90 Table 7-1 Average tonnage per Sector per Annum............................................ 102 Table 7-2 Disposal of Commercial and Industrial Waste 2008 ......................... 102 Table 7-3 Disposal of Construction, Demolition and Excavation Waste, 2008 103 Table 7-4 Disposal of Hazardous Waste, 2008 ................................................... 103 Table 10-1 Potential Housing Development in Strood....................................... 125 Table 10-2 Potential Employment Development in Strood ............................... 126 Table 10-3 Potential Retail Development in Strood ........................................... 126 Table 10-4 Potential Housing Development in Rochester................................. 130 Table 10-5 Potential Employment Development in Rochester ......................... 130 Table 10-6 Potential Retail Development in Rochester ..................................... 131 Table 10-7 Potential Housing Development in Chatham................................... 135 Table 10-8 Potential Employment Development in Chatham............................ 136 Table 10-9 Potential Retail Development in Chatham ....................................... 136 Table 10-10 Potential Housing Development in Gillingham.............................. 140 Table 10-11 Potential Employment Development in Gillingham ...................... 140 Table 10-12 Potential Retail Development in Gillingham .................................. 140 Table 10-13 Potential Housing Development in Rainham ................................. 143 Table 10-14 Potential Employment Development in Rainham.......................... 144 Table 10-15 Potential Retail Development in Rainham...................................... 144 Table 10-16 Potential Housing Development on Hoo Peninsula ...................... 148 Table 10-17 Potential Employment Development on Hoo Peninsula............... 148 Table 10-18 Potential Retail Development on Hoo Peninsula........................... 149 Table 10-19 Potential Housing Development in Medway Valley....................... 152 iii Publication Draft Core Strategy August 2011 Table 10-20 Potential Employment Development in Medway Valley................ 153 Table 10-21 Potential Retail Development in Medway Valley ........................... 153 Table 10-22 Proposed Land Uses at Lodge Hill ................................................. 159 Table 10-23 Monitoring Targets for Lodge Hill................................................... 162 Table 11-1 Monitoring and Implementation Framework.................................... 169 Table 11-2 Preliminary Infrastructure Delivery Schedule (May 2011 Draft)..... 179 iv Publication Draft Core Strategy August 2011 List of Policies Policy CS1: Regenerating Medway................................................................. 34 Policy CS2: Quality and Sustainable Design................................................. 36 Policy CS3: Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change .......................... 39 Policy CS4: Energy Efficiency