The appeal is allowed and outline planning permission is granted for the erection of up to 65 dwellings with associated access and infrastructure at land at Willow Meadow Farm, Wyaston Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 12/00774/OUT, dated 19 December 2012 subject to the conditions in the Conditions Schedule below.

The appeal is allowed and outline planning permission is granted for the erection of up to 80 dwellings including details of access at Land at Rope Lane, Shavington, Crewe, Cheshire in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 11/4549N, dated 8 December 2011 and the plans submitted with it, subject to the conditions contained in the attached Schedule of Conditions.

The appeal is allowed and outline planning permission is granted for up to 67 houses and associated open space, landscaping and parking, with access off Foxley Lane, on land south of Foxley Lane and east of Murrell Hill Lane, Binfield, Bracknell in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 11/00682/OUT, dated 29 September 2011, subject to the conditions set out in the schedule attached to this decision.

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the development of mixed use residential, B1 commercial offices, C2 residential apartments with care, D2 leisure facility/swimming pool, access, public open space and associated works at the Land at Whittingham Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2AD. The application (Ref. No:06/2011/0344) dated 15 February 2011 was refused by notice dated 9 January 2012.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for demolition of redundant buildings and residential development consisting of 78 dwelling houses and associated open space, landscaping, a new site access, new pumping station and supporting infrastructure at land to the south of Whittingham Road, Whittingham, Longridge PR3 2AB in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 06/2012/0544, dated 1 June 2012, subject to the conditions in the attached schedule.

Accordingly, for the reasons given above, the Secretary of State disagrees with the Inspector’s recommendations and hereby allows your client’s appeal and grants outline planning permission for up to 100 dwellings, site access, highway, landscaping, open space and associated works (ref: 11/04261/OUT) dated 2 September 2011, subject to the conditions listed at Annex B of this letter.

Appeal A

Accordingly, the Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector’s recommendation. He hereby allows up to 300 dwellings comprising: 42 detached four and five bedroomed dwellings with associated car parking (details of vehicular access, layout, scale and appearance to be approved); up to 258 three, four and five bedroomed dwellings up to a maximum of 2.5 storeys in height (including details of means of access); the re-use of Grange farmhouse for either residential or non-residential institutional use (Use Class D1); a public car park; and an associated community green and linear park’ at Land at Grange Farm, Hartford, Cheshire, in accordance with application reference11/05765/OUT, dated 9 December 2011 subject to the conditions set out at Annex 2.

Appeal B

Accordingly, the Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector’s recommendation. He hereby allows a residential development comprising up to 350 dwellings and associated amenity areas together with a new access onto School Lane’ at Land to the East of School Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1PW, in accordance with application reference11/05805/OUT, dated 9 December 2011 subject to the conditions set out at Annex 3.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for the erection of 30 № dwellings (including 9 № affordable dwellings) vehicular access and associated landscaping at Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2SL in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 12/1670C, dated 26 April 2012, subject to the conditions set out in the schedule appended to this decision.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for residential development of 25 dwellings, including 7 affordable units, together with the creation of a new access on land opposite Rose Cottages, Holmes Chapel Road, Brereton Heath in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 12/3807C, dated 3 October 2012, subject to the conditions in the attached Schedule.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for the development of 125 residential units with associated access, landscaping and open space at Connemara, Lightfoot Green Lane, Preston, PR4 0AP, in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref. 06/2012/0094, dated 3 February 2012, subject to the conditions set out in the attached schedule.