Accordingly, for the reasons given, the Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector’s recommendation. He hereby dismisses the client’s appeal and refuses planning permission for residential development of 750 homes together with a new neighbourhood centre (to include retail, health centre, primary school and extra care unit), associated new accesses and areas of public open space at Little Chalvedon Hall, Homestead Road, Bowers Gifford, Basildon, SS13 2JL in accordance with application number 13/00140/OUT, dated 31 January 2013.

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the development of up to 46 houses and associated infrastructure, including access and landscaping (all matters except access reserved) on the Land adjacent to Badger Close, Newton Poppleford, Devon. The application ref. 13/1490/MOUT, dated 5 July 2013, was refused by notice dated 21 October 2013. 

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for development of 24 homes at Land north of The Stray, The Stray, South Cave, Brough HU15 2AL in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 13/03446/OUT, dated 5 August 2013, subject to the conditions set out in the schedule below.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for construction of 16 dwellings (including 6 social housing units and 2 fixed equity housing units), 6 B1 business units and public open space at Harvington Lane, Norton, Worcestershire WR11 4TN, in accordance with the terms of the application, ref: W/13/01777/PN, dated 16 August 2013, subject to the conditions listed at the end of the decision.

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for residential development of up to 15 bungalows with all matters reserved at the Land north of Barlow Road (opposite Nos 35 to 57), Barlow, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead NE21 6JU. The application, Ref: DC/13/01267/OUT, dated 6 October 2013, was refused by notice dated 11 December 2013.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for erection of 8 market dwellings, 24 sheltered retirement homes and a wardens dwelling together with ancillary buildings and the construction of an estate road at Land to south of Longmead Close, Norton St Philip, BA2 7NS in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 2013/1821, dated 27 August 2013, and the plan submitted with it, subject to the conditions set out in the decision below. 

The appeal is allowed and outline planning permission is granted for the erection of up to 70 residential units on land off the A4104, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0PB in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 13/00431/OUT, dated 28 March 2013 subject to the conditions set out in the Schedule at the end of this decision.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for the development of 160 residential dwellings (comprising 10 x 5-bed, 49 x 4-bed, 24 x 3-bed, 67 x 2-bed and 10 x 1-bed) together with associated landscaping, open space and access on Land North of West End Lane, Henfield in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref DC/13/0787, dated 29 April 2013, subject to the conditions set out on the attached schedule.

Appeal A

Planning permission is granted for change of use of office accommodation and extension at 5/6 floors at Portland House, Longbrook Street, Exeter EX4 6AB to provide studio flats [166] without compliance with condition No.2 previously imposed on planning permission 11/0895/03, dated 16 January 2012, but subject to the other conditions imposed on that permission in so far as they are still subsisting and capable of taking effect, and the following replacementcondition: The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 3104/GA 501A (Lower Ground Floor), 3104/PA 502A (Ground Floor), 3104/PA 503B (1st-2nd Floors), 3104/PA 504B (3rd and 4th Floors), 3104/PA 505B (5th-6th Floors), 3104/PA 506A (Roof), 3104/PA 510D (Proposed North & West Elevations), 3104/PA 511C (South & East Elevations), all dated October 2013, plus 3104/PA 520 (CGI Longbrook Street Additional Studios) and 3104/PA 521 (CGI High Street Additional Studios), both dated September 2013.

Appeal B

Planning permission is granted for change of use of office accommodation and extension at 5/6 floors at Portland house, Longbrook Street, Exeter EX4 6AB to provide studio flats [162] without compliance with condition No.2 previously imposed on planning permission 11/0895/03, dated 16 January 2012, but subject to the other conditions imposed on that permission in so far as they are still subsisting and capable of taking effect, and the following replacement condition: The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 3104/GA 501A (Lower Ground Floor), 3104/PA 502A (Ground Floor), 3104/PA 503B (1st-2nd Floors), 3104/PA 504B (3rd-4th Floors), 3104/PA 505D (5th-6th Floors), 3104/PA 506B (Roof), 3104/PA 510E (Proposed North & West Elevations), 3104/PA 511D (Proposed South & East Elevations), all dated October 2013 and 3104/PA 522 (Context 6 Additional Studios), dated 6 December 2013, 3104/PA 520B (CGI Longbrook Additional Studios), dated November 2013, and L56_P(0)502 (Proposed Section A-A & B-B, provided as supporting information on 17 December 2013), dated March 2011. (Original approved drawing with note added at level 6).

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the residential development of 67 dwellings, associated infrastructure, open space and landscaping at the Land off Denman Lane, Huncote, Leicester, Leicestershire. The application Ref 12/0138/1/OX, dated 13 February 2012, was refused by notice dated 4 February 2013.