Accordingly, for the reasons given below, the Secretary of State disagrees with the Inspector’s recommendations. He hereby dismisses the clients’ appeal and refuses outline planning permission for 120 dwellings, community facility/office space, care home and retail units, with primary access off the B2118 (London Road), in accordance with application No 12/01540/OUT dated 27 April 2012.

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the erection of up to 82 dwellings, 0.7 hectares of employment land (use class B1/B2), 2 no. vehicular accesses, open space, play provision and drainage at Allocated site K5, West Alvington Hill, Kingsbridge, Devon. The application Ref 28_59/1232/13/O, dated 19 April 2013, was refused by notice dated 1 August 2013.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for the erection of up to 9 no. residential dwellings (Outline) with all matters reserved except for access on land off A34 Newcastle Road, Congleton, Cheshire, in accordance with the terms of the application Ref 13/2501C, dated 19 June 2013 and the plans submitted with it, subject to the conditions set out in the attached Schedule.

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the erection of up to 80 dwellings, public open space and surface water balancing pond; new vehicular access at the Land off Guilsborough Road, West Haddon, Northants NN6 7BJ. The application Ref DA/2013/0626, dated 1 August 2013, was refused by notice dated 20 November 2013.

The appeal is dismissed and planning permission is refused for the construction of 15 No residential dwellings with associated garaging/parking, formation of driveways and upgrading of existing access way on the Land south of Sunte House, off Gander Green, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1RZ. The application Ref 13/02587/FUL, dated 26 July 2013, was refused by notice dated 14 November 2013.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for up to 51 dwellings (Use Class C3), of which up to 30% will be affordable, with associated landscaping, open space and up to 119 car parking spaces at Land off Woodlands Close, Crawley Down, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4JZ, in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 13/03312/OUT, dated 26 September 2013, subject to the conditions set out in Annex A.

Appeal A

The appeal is dismissed and planning permission is refused for the erection of 49 new dwellings, landscaped public open space and creation of a formal wetland habitat with boardwalk access at the Land off (to the south of) Spinney Drive and land off (to the east of) Brookside, Barlestone, Leicestershire. The application Ref 12/01029/FUL, dated 21 November 2012, was refused by notice dated 28 June 2013.

Appeal B

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for the erection of 49 dwellings with landscaped open space at land off (to the south of) Spinney Drive and land off (to the east of) Brookside, Barlestone, Leicestershire in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 13/00735/FUL, dated 26 August 2013 subject to the conditions set out in the attached schedule.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for erection of fourteen x 1,2,3,4 and 5 dwellings and access drive on land at the junction of Maldon Road and Church Street, Goldhanger in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref FUL/MAL/13/00839, dated 22 July 2013, subject to the conditions on the Schedule at the end of this decision.

The appeal is allowed and outline planning permission is granted for up to 70 dwellings (Class C3) with public open space; landscaping; all associated works and all matters reserved at land south of Campden Road and west of Oldbutt Road, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire CV36 4EG in accordance with the terms of application Ref 13/02571/OUT, dated 6 November 2013 and subject to the 15 conditions in the attached Schedule.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for demolition of existing structures and foundations of a partly constructed building and the erection of up to 250 dwellings, medical centre/community use, public open space, green infrastructure and associated works on land off Crewe Road, Haslington, CW1 5RT in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref:13/4301N, dated 9 October 2013, and the plans submitted with it, subject to the 19 conditions set out in the Schedule below.