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

LRPGT1(5): Kilnwood Farm, Old Ham Lane, Lenham.

In accordance with policy LPRSP10(C), planning permission for two permanent pitches at Kilnwood Farm, Old Ham Lane, Lenham, 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 four gypsy and traveller pitches.
  • 2. Access to the site is via the existing access off Old Ham Lane.
  • 3. A landscaping scheme for the site is approved which provides for the retention and future maintenance of the trees and woodland along the northern, western and eastern boundaries of the site to secure the effective screening of the site.
  • 4. The siting of the additional mobile homes maintains a 15m buffer to the Ancient Woodland.
  • 5. An ecological assessment of the site is undertaken and an ecological enhancement and wildlife management plan for the site is approved.

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