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Local Plan Review - Updating Gravesham's Priorities for the next decade Questionnaire analysis only of 3612 Completed Responses Process and Timetable Infrastructure Evidence Base Requirements National, Regional Legislation, Appraisals e.g.

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Local Plan Review - Updating Gravesham's Priorities for the next decade

Questionnaire analysis only of 3612 Completed Responses

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Evidence Gathering Regulation 18 Consultation Stage 1 Regulation 18 Consultation Stage 2 Regulation 19 Consultation Submission Examination Adoption April – June 2018 Autumn 2019 Summer 2020 Late 2020 Early 2021 Summer 2021 Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Document Infrastructure Requirements National, Regional Legislation, Policy and Guidance

National Planning Policy

Framework (NPPF)

National Planning Practice

Guidance (NPPG)

Acts and Regulations etc

Duty to Co-operate KCC, EDC, South East LEP, neighbouring districts, etc Evidence Base Appraisals e.g.

Sustainability Appraisal
Strategic Environmental

Assessment

Habitats Regulations

Assessment Community and Stakeholder Involvement e.g. Regulation 18 and 19 consultations

Process and Timetable

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Summary of Gravesham’s Population

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Summary of Gravesham’s Population

Ageing Population Falling working-age population

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Gravesham’s Population by Age Group vs Age Groups of Respondents

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Where do respondents live?

2017 Mid Year Population Estimates for Wards (Experimental) identify that approx. 21% of Gravesham’s residents live in the rural area and 79% in the urban area. (The rural area includes the urban component of Shorne, Cobham and Luddesdown Ward as the figures cannot be disaggregated)

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Housing tenure of Respondents

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Economic status of Respondents

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Question 5: In England, the Green Belt is largely undeveloped land around or between large urban areas

n which building is not allowed. The purposes of this, according to the National Planning Policy Framework,

are to prevent large urban areas from spreading out or merging together, and in some cases to preserve the character of historic towns and cities. However, it can be argued that it is necessary to build on parts of the Green Belt to meet housing and other needs. To what extent do you agree or disagree, in principle, that existing Green Belt land in the borough should be retained in its current form and not be built on?

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Comparing responses to Q5 and Q1

Of those respondents who want green belt protected more agree that local authorities should be proactive about meeting housing needs Of those respondents who want green belt protected more agree that local housing needs should be met when compared to those who disagree

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Comparing responses to Question 5 & Question 2/6

More respondents are for protecting the Green Belt and strongly against any new development, than those who disagree with any new development Even though respondents want the Green Belt protected there is some support for specialist housing, whilst for affordable and market housing there is very little support

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Some support Some support Very limited support

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Question 7: Another Option…

Responses vary, but include:

Force developers to build on brownfield sites
Stop selling council houses
Housing need should be re-assessed following Brexit referendum
Redevelop town as more residential less retail
Local area cannot cope with additional development, roads,

doctors, hospitals, schools at full capacity

Challenge the figures, seek to reduce the housing figure with central

government.