PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 2004 & THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL PLANNING) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2012, AS AMENDED
On 1 July 2026, Full Council agreed to withdraw the emerging Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document (DPD). See the formal Withdrawal Statement below:
Withdrawal Statement (Regulation 27)
Notification of the formal withdrawal of the emerging Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople DPD will be sent to those bodies set out under Regulation 27(b) of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 as soon as is practicable.
Maidstone Borough Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document – Preferred Policies and Potential Sites Consultation (Regulation 18c)
The Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople DPD – Preferred Policies and Potential Sites (Regulation 18c) consultation ran from 27 November 2025 to 11 January 2026.
Maidstone Borough Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document – Preferred Approaches Consultation (Regulation 18b)
The Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople DPD – Preferred Approaches (Regulation 18b) consultation ran from 31 October 2024 to 12 December 2024.
Maidstone Borough Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document – Scoping, Issues and Options Consultation (Regulation 18a)
The Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document – Scoping, Issues and Options (Regulation 18a) consultation ran from 28 February 2023 to 17 April 2023.
DATED: 2 July 2026
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