The Kent & Medway Structure Plan

The Kent and Medway Structure Plan was superseded by the Regional Spatial Strategy (the South East Plan) on 6 May 2009. The details below are for information only, the plans do not form part of the Development Plan for Kent.

Under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, county level structure plans were replaced by Regional Spatial Strategies. The South East Plan sets out the vision for the future of region to 2026.

Kent County Council have produced a list of the nearest Structure Plan policy equivalents in the South East Plan (PDF, 89k)

The Structure Plan was the long-term statutory land-use policy document for the county. It guided development, protected important features of the environment and influenced the location and type of private and public investment.

The Structure Plan provided a strategic framework for the basis of more detailed policies in Local Development Frameworks and Local Transport Plans and in deciding planning applications.

Documents

The key documents are available below for information only. Further documents on the development of the Structure Plan are available on request.

Kent and Medway Structure Plan full document: PDF version (8.35mb) or Word version (Doc, 3.19mb)

• Chapter 1: Our vision and guiding principles (PDF, 580k)
• Chapter 2: The spatial strategy for Kent and Medway (PDF, 692k)
• Chapter 3: Kent and Medway: area based policies (PDF, 1.10mb)
• Chapter 4: Protecting our natural environment (PDF, 1.06mb)
• Chapter 5: Promoting quality of life in town and country (PDF, 849k)
• Chapter 6: Fostering prosperity (PDF, 1.29mb)
• Chapter 7: Housing provision and distribution (PDF, 609k)
• Chapter 8: Quality, choice and accessibility in the transport network (PDF, 1.58mb)
• Chapter 9: Climate change and managing our natural resources (PDF, 1mb)
• Chapter 10: Managing our waste and mineral resources (PDF, 370k)
• Chapter 11: Implementing & monitoring the effectiveness of the Kent & Medway Structure Plan (PDF, 225k)
• Appendices (PDF, 138k)
• Kent & Medway Structure Plan: Key Diagram (PDF, 822k)