Policy information sourced from the Maidstone Borough Council Local Plan 2021-2038

LRPGT1(2): Greenacres, Plot 5, Church Lane, Boughton Monchelsea.

In accordance with policy LPRSP10(C), planning permission for one permanent pitch at Greenacres (Plot 5), Church Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, as shown on the Policies Map, will be granted if the following criteria are met:

  • 1. The total capacity of the site does not exceed two gypsy and traveller pitches.
  • 2. Access to the site is via the existing access off Church Hill.
  • 3. The additional pitch is sited on the existing hardstanding and not beyond the site boundaries defined on the Policies Map.
  • 4. A landscaping scheme for the site is approved which provides for:
    • a. The retention and future maintenance of the trees and hedge line along the site frontage to Church Hill; and
    • b. The establishment of a landscaped boundary to the south of the site comprising native species to provide an effective screen to the development.

For more information, please visit Maidstone’s Local Plan Maidstone Borough Council Local Plan 2021-2038