Kent and Medway Structure Plan

The Deposit Plan consultation period has now closed

The Plan was placed 'on deposit' from Monday 15 September to Monday 10 November 2003. You can still view the Planat Kent and Medway council offices the main planning offices of all the district/borough councils in Kent and at all Kent and Medway libraries. Alternatively, you can buy a copy of the Plan at a cost of £40.00 including postage and packing - contact us to order a copy.

The Deposit Kent & Medway Structure Plan, accompanying documents, Supplementary Planning Guidance and Background Papers can all be viewed from this page. Alternatively, to order a paper copy, you can contact us.

For further guidance on Structure Plan preparation and procedures, see the Government's publication: "Structure Plans: Guide to Procedures" (DETR, 1999)..

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List of KMSP Supporting Documents (PDF)

The Deposit Kent & Medway Structure Plan (September 2003)
Chapter	HTML Version	PDF
	Foreword
1	Our Vision and Guiding Principles	PDF
2	The Spatial Strategy for Kent and Medway	PDF
3	Kent and Medway: Area Based Polices	PDF
4	Protecting our Natural Environment	PDF
5	Promoting Quality of Life in Town and Country	PDF
6	Fostering Prosperity	PDF
7	Housing Provision and Distribution	PDF
8	Promoting Quality, Choice and Accessibility in our Transport Network	PDF
9	Climate Change and Managing our Natural Resources	PDF
10	Managing Our Waste and Mineral Resources	PDF
11	Implementing the Structure Plan and Monitoring its Effectiveness	PDF
Appendix 1	Index of Policies
Appendix 2	Glossary and Abbreviations
Appendix 3	Reference Documents
	Key Diagram (PDF)
Accompanying Documents
	Summary Brochure (PDF)
	Formal Public Notice of Deposit (PDF)
	Statement of Pre-Deposit Publicity and Consultation (PDF)
	Frequently Asked Questions Leaflet (PDF)
	Help in Other Languages (PDF)
	Sustainability Appraisal Summary (PDF)
	Report on Response to the Pre-Deposit Consultation (September 2003) (PDF)
Supplementary Planning Guidance
Help on interpreting the Structure Plan policies is available in a series of draft Supplementary Planning Guidance notes:
	Draft SPG1: Landscape Character (PDF)
	Draft SPG2: Biodiversity Conservation (PDF)
	Draft SPG3: Archaeology (PDF) Maps 1: (PDF) Appledore, Ashford, Charing, Chatham, Chilham, Cranbrook, Dartford, Deal, Edenbridge, Elham, Faversham, Folkestone Maps 2: (PDF) Fordwich, Gillingham, Goudhurst, Gravesend, Headcorn, Hythe, Lenham, Lydd, Maidstone, Marden, Margate Maps 3: (PDF) Milton Regis, Minster-in-Thanet, New Romney, Northfleet, Queenborough, Ramsgate, Rochester, Sandwich, Sevenoaks, Sheerness, Sittingbourne Maps 4: (PDF) Smarden, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, West Malling, Westerham, Whitstable, Wingham, Wrotham, Wye, Yalding
	Draft SPG4 Kent Vehicle Parking Standards (PDF)
Working Papers
A series of technical papers has been produced setting out the detailed background to the Structure Plan policies:
WP1	Trend and Strategy Based Population, household and Dwellings Projects 2001-2021 (PDF)
WP1(Rev)	Trend and Strategy Based Population, household and Dwellings Projects 2001-2021 Revised (PDF)
WP2	Economy, Workforce and employment Land 2001 - 2021 (PDF)
WP2(Rev)	Economy, Workforce and employment Land 2001 - 2021 Revised (PDF)
WP3	Retail Potential and Town Centres (PDF)
WP3(Rev)	Retail Potential and Town Centres Revised (PDF)
WP4	Strategic Transport Schemes: Evaluation Criteria (PDF)
WP5	Kent Ports (PDF)
WP6	Housing Provision: Kent Urban Capacity: Urban Character Overview (PDF) (Land Use Consultants for KCC)
WP6a - 6q	Urban Capacity: Urban Character Reports Only available in paper format
WP7	Housing Development Information (PDF)
WP8	Housing Provision: Affordable and Market Housing Need in Kent and Medway (PDF) (Cambridge University for Kent and Medway Councils)
WP9	Special Landscape Areas: Designations Review (PDF) Map (PDF)
WP10	Waste Management Needs and Capacity Deferred to take account of regional work on waste management capacity for regional waste management strategy and studies commissioned for the preparation of the Kent Minerals and Waste Development Framework.
WP11	Mineral Resources (PDF)
WP13	Water Supply and Waste Treatment (PDF)
WP14	Flooding and Flood Risk (PDF)
WP15	Sustainability Appraisal Overview (PDF)
Community Strategies
	Both Kent and Medway Councils have produced community strategies: - A Vision for Kent the Kent County Council Community Strategy. - More to Medway the Medway Council Community Strategy. These are overarching policy documents, developed with local stakeholders, which set out visions for the future of our areas. The Structure Plan provides the means of implementing those aspects of the community strategy that have a land use dimension.

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