A decade-long battle to get a landowner to clear up his farmland in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is facing yet another delay. Maidstone council first started enforcement action against Langley Beck over the 14-hectare plot at Boxley Woods in May, 2014, after it found the land littered with broken vehicles and waste. Beck has also been living in a temporary building on the plot without planning permission. The council has already spent £43,000 of taxpayers’ money pursuing Beck through the courts. On Friday, Beck was due to be sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court after finally being convi…
