®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Water Lane, And North of Hammerstream Paddock, Water Lane, Headcorn, Kent, TN27 9JL
without planning permission, the material change of use of Land to a mixed use including the stationing of two mobile homes and touring caravans for residential use, the raising of land levels involving the creation of hardstanding areas and the installation of cesspits
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Shields T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to flood risk
- in the event of non-compliance with the Development Plan, whether there are any material considerations in favour of the development that outweigh such conflict
What decided it
The significant benefit of providing three gypsy and traveller pitches to meet an identified unmet need outweighed the minimal residual flood risk harm, which could be mitigated by condition.
the benefits of providing three gypsy and traveller pitches in an area of significant unmet need outweighed the conflict with the Development Plan and Framework in respect of flood risk, given that the actual harm could be made minimal through conditions
Framework references: 173
Plan policies cited: Policy SP17, Policy DM1, Policy DM15, Policy DM30, Policy LPRSP9, Policy LPRSP15, Policy LPRHOU8, Policy LPRQD4
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.