If approved, one of the units would be occupied by Mr Cash, his partner and two young daughters, while the other would be for his mother-in-law, who has daily healthcare needs.

The application explains the family has stopped travelling and is looking for a base so the children can attend school, with the eldest looking to start in September, and maintain consistent medical treatment.

In their report, planning officers said it would not be in the best interest of the youngsters to refuse the scheme and a settled base would improve their access to services.

The family was previously living in Maidstone but looking to move away from the borough after losing close relatives in a car accident only 200 metres away from the authorised site.

In the submitted planning statement, Mr Cash said the council’s assessments showed there is a need for pitches in the area, which has not been disputed by the local authority.

Officers said: “The council cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable pitches. Therefore, there is a clear and significant shortfall in past delivery and future supply.

“Consequently, there is a demonstrable unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches within the borough.”

A previous application for the same scheme was refused in January by planning officers despite stating it would “undoubtedly interfere with the family’s human rights”.

They said it would cause an “unacceptable risk to groundwater conditions” and “impact on migrating birds” as no SAMMS payment - money offered to mitigate its environmental impact - had been made.

The plans stated it would use a non-mains drainage system but provided no further information on how it would not “adversely impact” the groundwater, which officers and the Environment Agency said was a concern.

However, in their report, they said the new application has overcome the previous reasons for refusal and complies with the relevant national and local planning policies.

Mr Cash has now submitted a foul drainage strategy detailing how the proposals would connect to the main sewer, and an application has been made to Southern Water to do so.

The applicant has also agreed to make a SAMMS payment of £328.27 per pitch.

More than 200 objections were lodged against the previous application, and concerns were raised that it would not be in keeping with the area and “inappropriate” as the land falls within the green belt.

However, the ward’s three councillors, Shorne Parish Council and around 60 residents have hit out against the revised scheme.

They took issue with the fact that a mobile home has already been placed on the site and claims that if approved, it would be “out of character” and encroach on the green belt.

However, officers said that the land is now classed as the grey belt, meaning it has limited contribution to the green belt’s purposes, and would not have an “adverse impact” on the landscape.

They also stated that it would not be a “discordant feature in the countryside” as it would not be “highly visible from public vantage points” or result in urban sprawl.

The plans were called in to the council’s planning committee by a councillor, so will now be discussed and decided upon by members on Wednesday (June 11).

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In December, council officers were called because a mobile home had been brought onto the site without planning permission, and enforcement action was being pursued.

When the local authority’s planning team visited the site, they confirmed the structure had already been erected and someone was living in it.

Following the initial refusal of the application, the council said it is working with relevant agencies to consider what enforcement action may be necessary.