Fifty residents of the Hoo Peninsula are to have a say in what services the area needs.

Medway Council is putting out the call for members of the public to join a community panel to design an infrastructure framework.

The Hoo Peninsula Community Infrastructure Framework (HPCIF) will highlight what the peninsula is missing in terms of infrastructure for leisure, and where investment needs to go to meet future needs.

The recommendations of the panel will influence how money for the peninsula is spent as well as informing how areas are designated in the local plan which is currently being devised.

The council is asking for 50 people from the peninsula to sit on a panel that will meet for four three-hour workshop sessions.

It has also commissioned a study by PRD, Augarde & Partners, and Urban Silence to consider all aspects of community life and services for the residents, businesses and local groups on the peninsula.

Applications are open to be part of the panel and applicants will find out if they will be included on March 4.

Details of those who apply will be anonymised and the 50 people will be chosen based on demographic information in order to create a group that represents the make-up of the peninsula.

Participants will receive a high street shopping voucher for every session they attend.

The first workshop will take place in the week of March 11.

To find out more about the HPCIF and to apply to be on the panel, click here.

In its announcement, Medway Council said: “We cannot create a community infrastructure framework without listening to local people living, working and studying on the Hoo Peninsula.

“It should reflect the history of Hoo, its landscape, clubs, pubs and open spaces.

“For this project, the community panel will be co-designing the community infrastructure framework with the team.

“This will mean the voice of local people is at the heart of plans for the future.”

However Medway’s Independent Group has written to the council questioning why the development of the HPCIF is being done ahead of the next stage of consultation of the Local Plan.

They have also asked for peninsula councillors and parish councillors to be included on the framework panel, bringing the total for the panel to 66.