®Planning appeal decision
Land on the south side of Wagon Lane, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6PT
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy LPRSS1, Policy LPRHOU8, Policy LPRSP9, Policy LPRSP15
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