RESPONSE TO CAPSTONE PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
The news to build housing on Capstone Valley, hailed as Medway's green lung would have a detrimental impact on the surrounding environment. Medway Liberal Democrats see the need to preserve and protect our open spaces around our towns and Capstone Valley is essential as a green space and for air quality.
Medway Liberal Democrats are completely opposed to this development. The proposed development will cause harm to the vista from Hempstead to Lordswood and will destroy an area of locally valued landscape.
The Medway Green Belt of land around Capstone, Darland and the Coney Banks are a vital asset for everyone. The Conservative-run council has not adopted a coherent, credible Local Plan which gives clear guidance on where to build sufficient housing to meet government targets, regenerating by developing on 'brown build' sites as opposed to developing on Green Belt sites.