Cala’s Cotswold appeal rejected

Cotswold District Council had already rejected the scheme to build 600 homes in picturesque Moreton-in-Marsh, which only has 1,500 houses to start with, but Cala appealed to the secretary of state for communities and local government.

Secretary of state Eric Pickles has decided that the scheme conflicted with the council’s development plan and would “alter detrimentally the character of Moreton-in-Marsh”.

Local MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said: "This is a victory for common sense."

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