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Invalid8 September 20223239276

Chestfields Marley Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1BS

Planning appeal 3239276 at Chestfields Marley Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1BS (Maidstone Borough Council) was decided (invalid) on 8 September 2022 by Inspector Preston C, following a hearing.

Breach of conditions 2 and 8 of planning permission 14/504218/FULL ('additional mobile home and day room and demolition of former piggeries') limiting the number of caravans and restricting occupation to named gypsy occupiers

Authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Preston C
Postcode
ME17 1BS

What decided it

The enforcement notice failed to properly identify all the land affected by the alleged breach, and correcting this (or the associated requirements) would cause injustice to residents of 'The Mellows' who had taken no part in the appeal proceedings.

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