Land to the North East of Preston Road Adjoining Preston Caravan Park, Preston Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 5AR

Planning appeal 3365495 at Land to the North East of Preston Road Adjoining Preston Caravan Park, Preston Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 5AR (Thanet District Council) was allowed on 28 August 2025 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the supply of best and most versatile agricultural land.

Change of use of land to form an extension of existing caravan park to accommodate 110 caravans and associated parking, bin stores, hardscaping, landscaping and formation of 1.5m bund

Authority: Thanet District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Wilkinson F
Postcode: CT12 5AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the supply of best and most versatile agricultural land

What decided it

The economic benefits of the proposal, including employment creation and tourism contribution, outweighed the loss of a small area of best and most versatile agricultural land where no suitable alternative sites of poorer quality were available.

The benefits of the proposal—economic contribution to the local economy, employment creation, and support for the district's tourism offer—outweighed the harm caused through the loss of a small area of best and most versatile agricultural land

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy E16Policy E08Policy SP25Policy SP26Policy SP29
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 88Paragraph 187

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