News Gym homes
THE former base of Pegasus Gym- nastics Club near Bearsted is to be replaced by three five-bed de- tached homes. A Maidstone Council officer re-
port said the existing leisure use was inappropriate for the location, “being away from any built-up set- tlement and on a county lane”. The planning committee voted unanimously in favour of the pro- posal. The club moved to the Far- leigh Hill Trading Estate in Tovil in the spring.
Extension refused
APROPOSED rear and side exten- sion at 71 Spot Lane, Bearsted has been refused. Maidstone Council felt the scheme would have been overbearing on an adjoining home.
Silver birch saved
MAIDSTONE Council has issued a tree preservation order on a silver birch tree in Bearsted Green. A resident of 6 Mote Villas had applied for conservation area con- sent to fell the tree because it was damaging their footpath.
Air con plan
LLOYDS Pharmacy has applied to install three air conditioning con- denser units to the rear of its shop in Grove Green. Maidstone Coun- cil will decide.
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Caravan eviction is unfair, says contractor
THEowner of an agricultural busi- ness in Ulcombe has told Maid- stone Council that its move to evict him from his land is discrimina- tion.
Maidstone Council has ordered Martin Tarry to remove his caravan from Little Neverend Farm at Pye Corner, where he runs his business, after rejecting his retrospective ap- plication to live there, claiming it is an “unjustified, unsustainable and disproportionate response to ad- dress the security concerns”. Mr Tarry – a farm contractor –
says he has lived in the caravan since 2012, on the site where he also runs a horticultural and haulage
Bench tribute
AWOODEN bench has been installed on Bearsted Woodland Trust land, in memory of Pauline Moore. Pauline bequeathed 10 acres of land to the trust to
preserve it fromdevelopment. The Pride in Maidstone scheme provided the funds for the seat, which is in a prominent position above the old horses’ sand school. Pictured behind the seat is Pauline's cousin, Cap- tain Ian Bruce Russell, with other friends of BWT.
operation and, since April 2011, a farm plastic recycling concern. His notice to leave follows Maid- stone Council’s decision a year ago to approve the residential use of a caravan on land nearby by a traveller, who bought the site and parked his mobile home
illegally. This had caused conflict. Mr Tarry added: “Because of this
and my financial situation, I cannot live anywhere else as I must pro- vide security to what little is left of
my possessions and business.” In a letter to Maidstone Council’s
head of planning, Rob Jarman, he questions why travellers should be “rewarded”, adding: “I feel I have been discriminated against. “I believe Maidstone Borough Council is openly encouraging such behaviour and legalising all illegal traveller sites just to avoid having to spend money and time to provide proper sites to travellers.” His letter to Mr Jarman adds: “I
have lived for 30 years at my farm and worked in the agricultural field. Now, you are trying to make me homeless and ruin my busi- ness.”
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