Fairway, Church Hill, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, ME17 4BU

Planning appeal 3360441 at Fairway, Church Hill, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, ME17 4BU (Maidstone Borough Council) was allowed on 21 May 2025 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

Change of use of Land for the stationing of 6no. additional static caravans, relocation of 1 no. Existing mobile home, retention of 1no. mobile home and erection of 1no. dayroom (following demolition of current) with associated access, parking and landscaping. Demolition of existing stables and existing day room

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Pannell G
Postcode: ME17 4BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to private amenity space

What decided it

The considerable weight attached to the Council's inability to meet identified gypsy and traveller accommodation needs, combined with uncertainty about future provision through the emerging DPD, outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance.

the need for gypsy and traveller sites and the uncertainty about future provision outweighed the limited harm to the character and appearance of the area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: LPRHOU8LPRSP9LPRSP15LPRQD4LPRQD7RH1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 26

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