Traveller site at 4 Ash Gardens, Lenham Road, Headcorn
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Maidstone Planning Committee on 12 Feb 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
What was proposed
The application, part retrospective, was to change the use of land to a single traveller pitch with a mobile home, a touring caravan, a utility room and parking.
“24/504387/FULL - CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO FORM 1(NO) PITCH TRAVELLER SITE COMPRISING 1(NO) MOBILE HOME, 1(NO) TOURING CARAVAN AND THE ERECTION OF UTILITY ROOM WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING (PART RETROSPECTIVE) - 4 ASH GARDENS, LENHAM ROAD, HEADCORN, KENT”
Minutes
The decision
Permission was granted subject to the conditions set out in the report.
“That permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report.”
“That the Head of Planning and Economic Development be given delegated powers to be able to settle or amend any necessary planning conditions and/or informatives in line with the matters set out in the recommendation and as resolved by the Planning Committee.”
Minutes
A wider concern raised
Members separately resolved to ask Kent County Council, as the flood authority, to look into surface water issues at gypsy and traveller sites because of reliance on septic tanks.
“FURTHER RESOLVED: That a letter be sent to Kent County Council as the Lead Local Flood Authority asking them to carry out a specific piece of work in relation to gypsy and traveller sites and surface water given the reliance on septic tanks and the associated environmental and health concerns.”
Minutes
Councillors at the meeting
- Paul WilbyChairLib Dem
- Maureen CleatorLabour
- Fay GoochIndependent
- Donna GreenanIndependent
- Tony HarwoodLib Dem
- Kimberley MilhamIndependent
- Mark NaghiLib Dem
- John PerryConservative
- Paddy RiordanConservative
- Denis SpoonerConservative
- Val SpringettConservative
- Michael SummersgillIndependent
- Mike ThompsonLib Dem
- Stephen ThompsonIndependent
- Dan WilkinsonLabour
Apologies Stuart Jeffery Independent, Claudine Russell Conservative
Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors.
Sources
- Maidstone Planning Committee minutes, 12 February 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Maidstone's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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