All news on the topic: Planning permission

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Fears 'Britain's biggest man cave' could become holiday let
Millionaire Graham Wildin, 70, has defied court orders to knock down his illegal 10,000sq/ft leisure complex. He's even served jail time due to having no planning permission
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'UK's biggest man cave' in lengthy planning row could become holiday rental
Graham Wildin's controversial man cave thought to be Britain's biggest was sold for £1 - but it could now become part of a holiday let despite objections about the noise
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UK's 'saddest shopping centre' with just one store still open gets major update
Once a bustling shopping district, St Catherine's Place in Bedminster, south Bristol, has slowly lost every retailer over the past 20 years with only a solitary Farm Foods shop still open
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Luxurious mansion neighbouring Spielberg on sale for £30M - but there's a catch
Famous property developer Harry Macklowe is selling his mansion for £30 million but nobody can live there after he got into trouble with his local zoning board
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Widowed stroke victim is facing eviction from his own home
Tony Edgar built the one-storey property as an outbuilding to accompany a larger home on a plot he bough. But after a stroke and the death of his wife he decided to give up on the project - and live in the smaller property
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Furious row over plans to build 115ft ferris wheel near Windsor Castle heats up
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has approved the installation of the huge attraction and says it will keep tourists in the town for longer
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Beach club told to tear down 'eyesore' metal seating platform at beauty spot
“This raised platform is more representative of an industrial site, such as an oil refinery or a chemical works,” one local said in their objection to the retrospective planning application
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Asda billionaire brothers infuriate locals with plans for 'monstrous McMansions'
Mohsin Issa and his brother Zuber want the five large properties built beside a rural lane near Blackburn, Lancashire, but locals have branded the plans as "monstrous"
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Captain Tom's daughter's spa demolition enters 7th day - and it's still not gone
Work to demolish Hannah Ingram-Moore's spa building on the grounds of the family home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, is continuing today ahead of the council's final deadline
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Captain Tom family spa torn down by diggers as court-ordered demolition goes on
Sir Captain Tom sprung to fame for walking laps of his garden during the Coronavirus pandemic, raising millions for charity before dying almost three years before his daughter had to tear down his namesake luxury spa
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Captain Tom daughter's spa demolition continues as glass panels removed
Captain Tom Moore's daughter's spa is being demolished after planning inspectors said the luxury facility, in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, was built illegally
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Builders place lamppost through new-build house’s roof without permission
Images show the bizarre lamppost skewer the roof of the property in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester - which isn't what designs for the house had originally illustrated
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Furious locals complain about excessive noises - coming from adult toy factory
Lovehoney in Bath, Somerset, has been forced to apply for retrospective planning permission for four heat pumps it has installed at its warehouse after noise complaints
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Neighbour from hell who built 2-storey house on driveway forced to tear it down
The applicant was given approval to build a single-storey garage beside his house in Highgate, Birmingham but planning chiefs were stunned when they saw the finished building
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Fury as Grade-II 17th century building becomes bright pink American sweet shop
Chiefs at Ipswich Borough Council have slammed American Candy shop's appearance - but the director of the American candy store said she just wanted "to bring a good idea" to the town
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Couple slam 'monstrous' house as 'big as an Amazon warehouse' towering over home
Terry Selby and his wife Margaret have complained about a new modern two-storey house next to their bungalow that they claim is 'monstrous' and should never have been built
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Neighbours at war as man reported to council over colour of £350k house
Chris Elston had been ordered to repaint his semi-detached home in Norwich, Norfolk, after a neighbour complained the new look was not "in keeping" with the other houses
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Owner told to demolish illegal £500k home as it 'lights up like Christmas tree'
Tony Harvey has been ordered to demolish his £500,000 home that was built without permission near Glastonbury as neighbours claim that it "lit up like a Christmas tree" at night
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Grandad vows to 'die in prison' to not pay fine for demolishing wall he built
A farmer has vowed to 'die in prison' rather than pay fines for knocking down a boundary wall he helped build more than 40 years ago - and says the council has made his life a 'living nightmare'
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Hairdresser says planning rules 'snatch away 45 years of hard work'
Hairdresser Allan Iveson learned from a customer that landlords wanted to convert his salon into a takeaway. He has now admitted defeat and has said an emotional goodbye to customers on Teeside after 45 years
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Campsite owner says council 'bullying' him after winning just £26 in legal fight
Nigel Marsh is said to have fought over an enforcement notice he was issued over 'infrastructure' he had installed for visitors, including a toilet block and showers
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Captain Tom Moore's daughter seen for first time since order to demolish spa
Hannah Ingram-Moore and husband Colin have been told they will have to tear down the facility for good after it was ruled that the outbuilding was illegal
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Rishi Sunak applies to build 165ft-long fence around mansion with locals angry
The Prime Minister wants to build a 165ft long fence after eco protestors gained access to his £1.5m home through an unlocked gate to the fury of villagers
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Furious residents slam plans for huge 300ft sphere music venue on their doorstep
A group of locals in a neighbourhood in Stratford, east London, have voiced their opposition to a new 21,500-seater sphere that could host some of the world's biggest music acts
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Man refuses to demolish toilet he built in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Stephen Windsor did not seek planning permission for the two buildings he's so far set up, which led to Wiltshire Council ordering him to demolish them