®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Benover Road, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6AZ
without planning permission the material change of use of the Land for a residential use including the stationing of caravans and associated operational works including the laying of hardsurfacing
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Steen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on flood risk
- The effect of the development on the landscape and rural character of the area
- Whether other material considerations would outweigh any harm arising from those main issues, including any that could outweigh any conflict with development plan policies, such as the need for gypsy and traveller accommodation within the District and the personal circumstances of the appellant and other site occupiers
What decided it
The significant risk of flooding to the site and the increased flood risk elsewhere outweighed the identified need for gypsy and traveller accommodation and the appellant's personal circumstances.
The material considerations in favour of the development (the need for gypsy and traveller accommodation and the personal circumstances of the appellant and his family) were outweighed by the impact on occupants' welfare from flood risk and the increased risk of flooding elsewhere.
Framework references: 48
Plan policies cited: Policy DM15, Policy DM1, Policy SS1, Policy SP17, Policy DM30
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.