Borough Council

Freedom of Information Act Request

Ref: EIR 8065

Date: 24/06/2019

Request and Response

Please provide me with information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding:-

Details of Planning Permissions, and/or Action the Council is taking in respect of Motocross Sites in Maidstone Borough.

Please see below. However, please note that the request is ambiguous as it doesn’t specify a time period for the search, nor does it specify the parameters of “Action”. For example, planning permissions that were granted some decades ago may not have shown up in our searches, so the results may or may not satisfy the request. I have not carried out searches outside the term “Motorcross” or “Motocross” so it’s possible that there may be other cases that are similar but fall outside this exact description. In addition please also note that the term “Action” has been defined as the service of a formal Enforcement Notice.

Planning applications search results - Motorcross and Motocross

 Ref. No: 16/503157/FULL | Received: Tue 12 Apr 2016 | Land Rear Of Forge House Ashford Road Broomfield - Engineering works using imported inert fill to regrade ground levels to create a grass roadway to the motocross track (Retrospective) - PERMITTED

 Ref. No: 12/1100 | Received: Thu 16 Aug 2012 | Land Southeast Of Runham Lane, Sandway Road, , Kent, ME17 1HT -Use of site for motocross with associated engineering works to create a formal motocross circuit, together with the provision of an ancillary parking area and the stationing of ancillary portable office and tool store units. –WITHDRAWN

 Ref. No: 11/0325 | Received: Thu 03 Mar 2011 | Land Southeast Of Runham Lane, Sandway Road, Lenham, Kent, ME17 1HT-Use of site for motocross with associated engineering works to create a formal motocross circuit, together with the provision of an ancillary parking area and the stationing of ancillary portable office and tool store units as shown on drawing nos. 1792-LP-100, 1792-GA-100, Arboricultural survey, Tree survey schedule and Tree Constraints Plan (TCP-01), Noise Impact Assessment, Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and Risk Control Report received 28/04/2011, Great Crested Newt Survey and Great Crested Newt Mitigation and enhancement strategy received 15/06/2011 and additional information as to the hours of operation, frequency and intensity of the proposed use of the site received 05/09/2011.

Planning Enforcement Cases

 2010- Land off Hospital Road, , Maidstone Kent, - ENFORCEMENT NOTICE- Without Planning Permission the operational development comprising of the laying of hardsurfacing to forma vehicular trackway including the bridging of a drainage ditch involving the laying of a pipe and associated earthworks – Case currently closed

 2011 – Land Southeast Of Runham Lane, Sandway Road, Lenham, Kent, ME17 1HT – Planning Enforcement Notice served, Notice Quashed at appeal 20/07/2016