®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of Neverend Farm, Pye Corner, Ulcombe, Kent, ME17 1EF
an application for 8 No pitch Gypsy & Traveller site with associated operational development. Summary
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fleming D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the developments represent acceptable forms of development having regard to the objectives of the development plan in respect of gypsy and traveller accommodation
- The character and appearance of the area, having regard to the location of the site in a landscape of local value
- The biodiversity of the site
- Whether any harm arising from the above matters is outweighed by any other material considerations
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the development caused no significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and accorded with Policy DM 15 and the development plan as a whole.
the Inspector found no conflict with the development plan read as a whole and, notwithstanding some weight attached against the scheme for being intentional unauthorised development, allowed both appeals.
Framework references: 8, 174, 175, 177, 179, 180, 199
Plan policies cited: Policy SS 1, Policy SP 17, Policy DM 15, Policy DM 3, Policy DM 1
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.