Lynsted with Kingsdown Parish Council has instructed a firm of solicitors to lodge a formal objection to the draft Swale Local Plan 2021. The Council objects to the plan as a whole because it is based on a flawed and inappropriate growth strategy which is unjustified, not supported by evidence, is predicated on an unlawful use of Supplementary Planning Guidance to allocate development, and is mutually inconsistent with the Plan’s own settlement hierarchy and other policies within the plan.
It has not been informed by a sustainability appraisal that meets the relevant legal requirements and will not be effective, because the growth strategy selected - which includes the “Teynham Area of Opportunity” - is not deliverable.
It has also not been consulted upon in accordance with the legal and procedural requirements set out in the Local Plan Regulations.
In addition to the above, and specifically, the Parish Council objects to the inclusion of the Teynham Area of Opportunity which is entirely unjustified and unsound, unsupported as it is by proportionate evidence.
Local residents have published a website about the potential impact of the “Teynham Area of Opportunity” (TAO) if the draft Swale Local Plan is approved. The site contains helpful advice on how to respond as well as how to comment on the plan’s soundness and legal compliance. You can view the site here:
https://stop-tao.com/
Read the TAO
- click on the link above to go straight to the "Teynham Area of Opportunity" section of the Swale Local Plan
We have published a newsletter dedicated to Swale Borough Council's Local Plan Review. We explain what the plan, if adopted, could mean for Lynsted Parish. We provide advice on how to submit your feedback and, to assist in your consideration of the draft plan, we have provided some of the comments that we will be submitting as our own response to the consultation.
Read here
The back page of the newsletter is a poster. If you object to the "Teynham Area of Opportunity", you're welcome to place it in your front window.
The Local Plan Review can be found here: https://swale.gov.uk/planning-and-regeneration/local-plans/local-plan-review
The easiest way to submit your comments is via the Representation Form: https://services.swale.gov.uk/assets/Planning%20Policy%202019/FINAL%20Local-Plan-Reg-19-Representations-Form-Word-Version%20V4%20-%20DPO%20approved_Editable.pdf
Comments can also be made on the consultation portal but be warned, it's not very user-friendly: https://swale-consult.objective.co.uk/kse/event/36020/section/
Over 95% of Lynsted residents object to Swale Borough Council's proposal to build a bypass in our Parish.
The results of our survey have been reported in the media.
Read the article here
