Fresh proposals to build on green belt land next to a pub have emerged despite previous plans being rejected a month ago.

Patrick Cash has submitted a revised application to change the use of the plot, south of Pear Tree Lane in Shorne, for Gypsy and Traveller occupation.

He wants to station two static homes, two touring caravans and a shared day room with associated hard and soft landscaping on the site near The See Ho pub.

Gravesham council's planning officers refused his previous application for the same scheme last month.

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.

The report added: “Refusing the application will undoubtedly interfere with the applicant’s and their family’s human rights, however, this must be considered in light of the wider public interest.

“In these terms, greater weight due to the nature of the harm caused by this proposal has to be given to the wider public interest.”

More than 200 objections were lodged against the 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.

The revised application, which was validated for consideration on February 21, seeks to “overcome the previous reasons for refusal”.

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.

The planning statement added: “No objections were raised with regards to other material considerations relating to residential amenities, visual amenities and highways and parking on the previous application.

“As alterations have been made to the design of the proposal we consider that the same conclusions should apply in relation to this revised scheme.”

If the plans are 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 and maintain consistent medical treatment.

Previously, they had been living in Maidstone but were looking to move away from the borough after losing close family members in a car accident only 200 metres away from the authorised pitch.

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

At the time of writing, 30 letters of objections had been lodged against the revised scheme.

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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.