Balance the need for housing in the SE with adequate infrastructure and services

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure that ALL future developments in Medway and Kent do not compromise the health, education and quality of life of the people who currently live there.

The population in Medway and Kent is growing. Affordable housing - good social housing is becoming more and more a need not a requirement. However, the population also needs schools, GP surgeries and hospitals that are big enough to cope.
Make it mandatory for developers to have in place a social policy to encompass the above and to secure staffing before planning permission is granted

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Why it was rejected

It was about a matter for a local council or devolved government, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.

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You may also wish to sign this petition which calls for strict infrastructure requirements before houses can be built:
Introduce stricter requirements for infrastructure before building houses

Timeline

29 Jun 2025	Petition opened for signatures
23 Jul 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Jul 2025

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