Neverend Farm, Pye Corner, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1EF

Planning appeal 3328408 at Neverend Farm, Pye Corner, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1EF (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2024 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is in a suitable location for the development having regard to local and national planning policies and access to services and facilities.

Retrospective application for the use of the land for the siting and residential use of a mobile home for the retired owner and worker on the farm

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Knight A
Postcode: ME17 1EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is in a suitable location for the development having regard to local and national planning policies and access to services and facilities
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
If harm arises, whether it is outweighed by the circumstances of the appellant

What decided it

The development conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by locating residential development in an unsustainable location with poor access to services and facilities, and the appellant's personal circumstances do not sufficiently outweigh this harm given the availability of alternative accommodation through existing permissions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: LPRSS1LPRSP9LPRSP15LPRQD4

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