Caring Stud, Caring Road, Leeds, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1TH

the conversion of the existing kennels at Caring Stud, to a 3-bedroom property, conversion of outbuildings to provide ancillary residential development, change of use of land to provide private amenity, parking and landscaping

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Pattison B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the existing buildings are suitable for residential conversion having regard to the relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the rural character and appearance of the area including the landscape character
Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas and the accessibility of the site to services, employment opportunities and facilities

What decided it

The existing buildings do not meet the criteria for residential conversions under Policy LPRQD5 of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan Review as they do not contribute to landscape character or exemplify the historical development of the Kentish landscape.

Framework references: 84, 109

Plan policies cited: LPRSS1, LPRSP9, LPRSP15, LPRQD4, LPRQD5, LPRHOU1

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