The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the erection of up to 124 dwellings (including affordable homes) and new medical centre, together with use of additional land for sport and recreation at the Land West of High Street and Land off Alfred Street, Irchester, Northants. The application Ref WP/2012/0165/OM, dated 23 March 2012, was refused by notice dated 13 August 2012.

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the erection of 133 dwellings including associated access arrangements and open space provision for Meddler Stud, Bury Road, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 7PT. The application Ref F/2012/0766/OUT is dated 11 December 2012.

Appeal A

Accordingly, the Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector’s recommendation. He hereby allows the client’s appeals and grants planning permission for the erection of 25,000 sqm replacement mental health facilities (Use Class C2/C2A); 839 residential dwellings (including up to 262 dwellings within the converted Main Building and Elizabeth Newton Wing and 56 extra care residential apartments) (Use Class C3); 9,200 sqm elderly persons’ care home (including up to 50 close care units) (Use Class C2); 240 sqm of retail floorspace (Use Class A1); a school (Use Class D1); 3,500 sqm of non-residential floorspace: Use Class A1 (up to 160 sqm), A2 (up to 200 sqm), A3 (up to 300 sqm), A4 (up to 250 sqm), B1 (up to 200 sqm), D1 (up to 1195 sqm), or D2 (up to 1195 sqm); landscaped public park, other private and public open space; construction of a combined cooling, heat and power energy centre, associated landscaping, parking, roads, access and infrastructure and other associated works, in accordance with planning application number 2010/3703, dated 20 August 2010, subject to the conditions listed at Annex B of this letter.

Appeal B

Accordingly, the Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector’s recommendation. He hereby allows the client’s appeals and grants planning permission for the demolition of curtilage listed buildings: White Lodge (former Cottage Hospital / infirmary), old estates building, Harewood House (former nurses’ home), ABCD building (former infirmary block), Hebdon Lodge (corner house), John Meyer Wing, and the former Laundry block. Demolition of parts of listed building: corridor link between High Trees and main building, corridor link to Elizabeth Newton Wing and dining hall, in accordance with application number 2010/3706, dated 20 August 2010, subject to the conditions listed at Annex B of this letter.

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for the erection of 80 no residential units with associated access, parking and open space provision at Land to the north of Manor Park Farm, Moreton Road, Buckingham MK18 1PW in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 11/02724/APP, subject to the conditions in the attached schedule.

Appeal No 1

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for residential development of 31 dwellings, including 12 affordable dwellings with a new main vehicular and pedestrian access off Claphill Lane, and associated car parking arrangements at Land at Green Hedges, Claphill Lane, Rushwick, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 5TP in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 12/00833/FUL, dated 1 June 2012, subject to the conditions set out in the first schedule at the end of this decision.

Appeal No 2

The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for residential development of 28 dwellings, including 11 affordable dwellings with a new main vehicular and pedestrian access off Claphill Lane, and associated car parking arrangements at Land at Green Hedges, Claphill Lane, Rushwick, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 5TP in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 12/01661/FUL, dated 30 November 2012, subject to the conditions set out in the second schedule at the end of this decision.

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the development of 15 houses, 7 of which to be affordable, on the land at Walshes Farm, Clows Top Road, Abberley, WR6 6AZ. The application Ref 12/01008/OUT, dated 6 July 2012, was refused by notice dated 8 February 2013.

I allow the appeal and grant outline planning permission for a residential development of 44 dwellings (including 18 affordable dwellings), public open space together with associated roads and parking. Access taken from existing access off Oldwood Road. Replacement field access, at Land off Mistletoe Row, Oldwood Road, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8XA in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 12/00876/OUT, dated 8 June 2012, subject to conditions 1) to 16) on the attached schedule.

The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission is refused for the demolition of Royal Oak public house and erection of up to 4 open market units and up to 8 affordable apartments; and demolition of buildings at Braithwaite’s Yard, Main Road, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6LD and erection of up to 9 open market units and associated works. The application Ref 12/01241/OUT, is dated 18 September 2012. 

The appeal is allowed and outline planning permission is granted for the erection of up to 120 dwellings, access, parking, public open space with play facilities and landscaping on land to the east of Main Road, north of Brookend Lane, Kempsey, Worcestershire in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref 13/00417/OUT, dated 28 March 2013, subject to the conditions set out in the schedule at the end of this decision.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector’s recommendation. He hereby allows the client’s appeal and grants planning permission for up to 800 dwellings; a mixed use local centre to consist of residential development, retail floorspace (1,000 sq m A1-A5) and D1 uses, and a primary school; laying out of green infrastructure consisting of open space, structural landscaping, and areas of equipped play and associated infrastructure; construction of new highway infrastructure between Alcester Road and Evesham Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9RX and associated highway works and access connections; associated engineering and ground modelling works and drainage infrastructure; and demolition of Nos 3 and 4 Bordon Hill, in accordance with planning application ref: 09/02196/OUT, dated 26 October 2009, subject to the conditions listed at Annex B of this letter.