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Planning permission granted29 December 20253367781

Land on the South Side of Wagon Lane, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6PT

Planning appeal 3367781 at Land on the South Side of Wagon Lane, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6PT (Maidstone Borough Council) was allowed on 29 December 2025 by Inspector Madge M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside.

a breach of condition imposed on planning permission ref MA/10/0704, allowed at appeal, Ref: APP/U2235/A/11/2166671, dated 17 May 2012

Authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
TN12 6PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside
  • Whether the development would be at risk from flooding

What decided it

The significant unmet need for traveller pitches and absence of suitable alternative sites, combined with the occupiers' personal circumstances and the best interests of the children, outweighed the moderate harm arising from flood risk.

Significant weight for unmet pitch need and lack of alternative sites, and moderate weight for personal circumstances and the best interests of the child, clearly outweighed the moderate harm identified from flood risk, while the limited harm to character and appearance carried null weight once mitigated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LPRSS1Policy LPRHOU8Policy LPRSP9Policy LPRSP15

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