The secretary of state, following the recovery of an appeal involving an energy recovery facility in Bedfordshire, decided that he could not accept the recommendation of one of his inspector's who favoured granting permission for the development.
Owners of land in Essex failed to overturn an enforcement notice requiring the removal of waste material imported onto the land after an inspector concluded that they were not permitted development.
The continued of use of a disused runway in rural Somerset for the storage and blending of horticultural growing media was rejected due to the impact of airborne materials on adjoining land uses.
An inspector decided not to replace an agricultural occupancy condition dating from 1959 with a standard condition, finding that there was no justification.
An inspector replaced a condition attached to the permission for a day nursery in southeast London in order to allow its use for before and after school clubs.
A scheme involving the bottling of water extracted from an aquifer in north Wales failed because it would undermine the tranquillity of the area.
A floating restaurant moored on a canalside in west London was rejected because it would disturb neighbours.
The continued use of a former shop in the centre of Worcester as a café and restaurant was turned down despite the appellant's argument that it would preserve the vitality and viability of the street.
An enforcement notice aimed at the parking of buses on hardstanding at a farm in Berkshire was upheld, an inspector finding that it involved encroachment into the metropolitan green belt.
The change of use of a unit on an industrial estate in Cornwall to recording and rehearsal studios and a function room was allowed after an inspector found that it would not involve the loss of employment opportunities.
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