®Planning appeal decision
Land known as The Chestnuts, Matts Hill Road, Rainham, Kent, ME9 7XA
‘resubmission of application MC/18/3588 refused 12.2.2019. Material change of use land for Gypsy site for the stationing of Appeal
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- King T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission ref. MC/13/3164 remain reasonable and necessary having regard to the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the AONB and SLA location
- Whether conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission ref. MC/13/3164 remain reasonable and necessary having regard to the need and provision of gypsy & traveller sites within the Medway area
What decided it
The significant and unmet need for gypsy and traveller sites in Medway, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply and the appellants' personal circumstances including the welfare of their children, outweighed the conflict with countryside protection policies which were found to be out-of-date.
Framework references: 176
Plan policies cited: Policy BNE25, Policy BNE31, Policy BNE32, Policy BNE33, Policy H13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.