Martin McKay, spokesman for Urban Gravesham, which led the opposition campaign, said he had yet to see details of the new scheme but he hoped it would not lead to "years more planningblight".
Large-scale land concessions often generate a planningblight effect, which here refers to the uncertainty and deleterious effects on the social fabric and economic activities in targeted areas once a land allocation decision is made, or once negotiations between government and prospective investors have begun.