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Dismissed20 August 20266003947

Land South East Of Kildale, Maidstone Road, Headcorn, TN27 9PT

Planning appeal 6003947 at Land South East Of Kildale, Maidstone Road, Headcorn, TN27 9PT (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 August 2026 by Inspector J Parsons, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development's use of an access on the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers using Maidstone Road (A274).

Change of use of land to 1 no. plot residential Gypsy site to include fencing, hardstanding, cesspit and soft landscaping

Authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
gypsy-gypsy
Inspector
J Parsons
Postcode
TN27 9PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development's use of an access on the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers using Maidstone Road (A274)

What decided it

The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from the intensified use of an access with poor visibility onto the A274, a strategic high-speed road, is overriding given the danger to human life and cannot be outweighed by the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller sites, personal circumstances, or equality considerations.

The substantial harm to highway safety, which is overriding given the danger to human life, outweighs the benefits of meeting unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller sites, the best interests of the children, personal circumstances, and equality considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LPRSP15Policy LPRTRA2Policy LPRHOUS8Policy LPRSS1Policy LPRSP9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 13

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