Planning Casework Unit
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
5 St Philips Place
Colmore Row
Birmingham B3 2PW
Tel: 0303 44 48050
pcu@communities.gsi.gov.uk

Mr Freer
Chairman, ADVEARSE

Please ask for:
Michelle Peart
Tel: 0303 44 48042
Email: Michelle.peart@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Your ref:
Our ref: PCU/RTI/F1230/78282
Date: 22 January 2018

Dear Mr Freer
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
Outline application for the development of up to 760 dwellings, (35% affordable) 60 unit care home, 4 hectares of land for employment use, mixed use local centre, primary school, associated playing fields, areas of public open space and allotments –
Application Number: WD/D/17/000986
In my email of 3 January 2018 I promised to let you know the outcome on the above application.
The Government remains committed to giving more power to councils and communities to make their own decisions on planning issues, and believe that planning decisions should be made at the local level wherever possible. The call-in policy makes it clear that the power to call in a case will only be used very selectively.
The Secretary of State has decided, having had regard to this policy, not to call in this application. He is satisfied that the application should be determined at a local level.
I appreciate that this is not the preferred outcome for you and I understand that there will be great disappointment as a result. It is however, now for the Council to determine this application and a copy of our letter to the Council is attached for your information.

Yours sincerely
Michelle Peart
Planning Officer