Maidstone Borough Council

Freedom of Information Act Request

Ref: FOI 6853

Date: 8th March

Request

I have checked the caravan count figures for Maidstone and they need clarification. In the Caravan Count figures July 2017: last six counts, are listed the following:

Column 949 - E07000110 - Maidstone –2017 – July Authorised sites (with planning permission) No. of Caravans on Sites on Travellers own Land.

 Authorised sites (with planning Permission) Private Caravans - 39 caravans with Temporary permission

 Unauthorised sites (without planning permission) 158 tolerated caravans

Questions:

1 Please detail the names of the sites with the 39 caravans with Temporary permission.

2 Please detail the names of the sites with the 158 tolerated caravans

Response:

It is the number of caravans on public sites which totals 39 caravans. The number of caravans with temporary permission at the July 2017 count was reported as 6. It is apparent that there have been some errors in uploading the information and there are in fact 10 caravans with temporary permission. The reason for the lower figure is due to the fact that 2 sites have been incorrectly classified as having permanent permission. The sites which count towards the 10 caravans on authorised sites with temporary permission are as follows:

 Acers Place/Land Adjoining Greengates, Lenham Road, Headcorn  Plot 4 The Meadows, Lenham Road, Headcorn  Maplehurst Lane, Frittenden Road, Staplehurst  Land At Pye Corner  Greenfields, Stilebridge Lane, Linton  The Stables, Frittenden Road, Staplehurst  Ash Tree Place, Hampstead Lane, Nettlestead

The number of ‘tolerated’ caravans at the July 2017 count was recorded as 158. However, it is apparent that there have been some errors in uploading the information and there are in fact 165 ‘tolerated’ caravans. The reason for the lower figure is due to the incorrect classification of 4 sites as either authorised or unauthorised sites. Furthermore, the number of caravans at 2 sites has been incorrectly recorded. The sites which count towards the ‘tolerated’ 165 caravans on unauthorised sites are as follows:

 The Paddock, Detling Hill, Thurnham  The Three Sons. Hampstead Lane, Nettlestead  White House Farm, Stilebridge Lane, Linton  The Vine, Green Hill Lane, Ulcombe  Green Tops. Symonds Lane, Yalding  Pear Paddock, Symonds Lane, Yalding  Pear View, Symonds Lane, Yalding  Long Lane, Lenham Road, Headcorn  Land Rear of the Meadows (Plot 1-10) Lenham Road, Headcorn  The Stables, Wagon Lane, Yalding  Hertsfield Farm, Staplehurst Road, Marden  1 Oak Lodge, Tilden Lane, Marden  Plot 3 The Meadows, Lenham Road, Headcorn  The Oakes Frittenden Road, Staplehurst  Land South of Love Lane, Love Lane, Headcorn  Ten Acre Farm, Love Lane, Headcorn  Blossom, Maplehurst Lane, Frittenden Road, Staplehurst  Land at the Rosings, Smarden Road, Headcorn  Plot 2 The Oakes, Frittenden Road, Staplehurst  Udene Barn Stud, Marden Road, Staplehurst  Land at Squirrel Wood, Rumstead Lane, Stockbury  Horseshoes, Hook Lane, Hucking  Land At Cherry Tree Farm, West Wood Road, Stockbury  Flips Hole, South Street Road, Stockbury  The Ash, Yelsted Road, Stockbury  Little Paddock, Stilebridge Lane, Linton  Land Adj Horseshoe Paddock, Lucks Lane Chart Sutton  Land East of Water Lane, Water Lane, Headcorn  Plot 1 Land adjacent the Potters, Love Lane, Headcorn  Plot 2 Land Adjacent the Potters, Love Lane, Headcorn  The Pottery, Potters Field, Headcorn  Cherry Gardens, Collier Street, Tonbridge  Land on South Side of Love Lane (The Paddocks), Love Lane, Headcorn  Land South of New Barn Farm, Park Lane  Land South East of Stilebridge Lane (The Barn), Stilebridge Lane, Linton  Land At Stockbury Valley, Detling  Fairhaven, Queen Street, Yalding  Green Acres, Land At Wagon Lane, Yalding  Land Rear of Brickyard Cottages, Redwall Lane, Hunton  Rosewood Farm, Scragged Oak Road, Detling  The Coppice Rumstead Lane, Stockbury  Land Adj Forstal Farm, Forstal Lane, Coxheath  Plot A, Plum Tree Lane, Stockbury  Plot B, Plum Tree Lane, Stockbury  Plot C, Plum Tree Lane, Stockbury

As the caravan count is a ‘snapshot’ survey, the list above includes sites which were subject to a current planning application, an undetermined appeal and/or enforcement action at the date the survey was undertaken in July 2017.