The appeal is dismissed and outline planning permission has been refused for the residential development of up to 130 dwellings, consisting of 12 No. 1 bed apartments, 27 No. 2 bed houses, 47 No. 3 bed houses, and associated access, together with full permission for change of use of part of the land to form country open space in accordance with application ref: DM/15/0626, dated 13 February 2015. On 11 January 2017, the Secretary of State directed, in pursuance of Section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, that your client’s application be referred to him instead of being dealt with by the local planning authority. The appeal is made by Roydon Homes Ltd against Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.