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

Planning appeal 3350797 at Neverend Farm, Pye Corner, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1EF (Maidstone Borough Council) was allowed on 25 April 2025 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition number 8 restricting the period of occupation of the holiday accommodation is necessary having regard to supporting the tourism industry and preventing permanent occupation of the units.

the use of land for the stationing of holiday log cabins (13 twin-unit caravans) and associated bases, roads, decking, veranda, lighting and drainage details, plus use of existing vehicular access on to Pye Corner without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref APP/U2235/W/23/3323307, dated 2 February 2024

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Pearce J
Postcode: ME17 1EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition number 8 restricting the period of occupation of the holiday accommodation is necessary having regard to supporting the tourism industry and preventing permanent occupation of the units

What decided it

Condition number 7 provides sufficient safeguards through explicit prohibition of permanent residential use and an enforceable register mechanism, making the occupancy duration restriction in condition number 8 unnecessary.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 57

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