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Dismissed29 October 20253368299

Waterman Quarter Cottage, Waterman Quarters, Headcorn, Kent, TN27 9JJ

Planning appeal 3368299 at Waterman Quarter Cottage, Waterman Quarters, Headcorn, Kent, TN27 9JJ (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 October 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to flood risk.

application for part retrospective planning permission for the change of use of outbuilding to provide a holiday let, including outdoor shower and compost toilet, as well as the installation of drainage system”

Authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Whitfield H
Postcode
TN27 9JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to flood risk
  • the effect of the development on ecology

What decided it

The proposal fails to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk and fails to demonstrate that the compost toilet would not adversely affect protected species and the Local Wildlife Site, contrary to the Framework and development plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LPRSP9LPRSP14ALPRSP15LPRQD4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 175Paragraph 176Paragraph 14

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