All news on the topic: Planning permission
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Woman forced to extend her driveway by 60cm as council says it's too short
Michelle Watson is being made to extend her driveway by 60 centimetres by Midlothian Council who is now also investigating a neighbour over their overhanging car
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Landowner heads to court in 25-year row with national park over static caravans
Raymond Hollocks owns three prominent sites on the Norfolk Broads but is engaged in protracted and bitter legal fights at each one, and claims an authority is pursuing a "personal vendetta"
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Homeowner busted after boasting about 'holiday home' built without permission
Jack Lindsay, a business owner from Oxfordshire, boasted on Facebook about the 'blood sweat and tears' put into building his 'holiday home' before he later applied for planning permission claiming he needed it as a 'traveller and rural worker'
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Pub boss forced to tear down £13,000 beer garden shelter after 'one complaint'
Pub landlord Paul Dean, 48, has worked tirelessly over the past 18 months to transform the Alexandra Hotel in Lancashire - but says he has now been ordered to tear it down after just one complaint
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'Gang of pensioners' sued for £1.3m for 'harassing' millionaire neighbours
Millionaires Mark Dyer and his wife Clare claim they have been the target of a 'menacing gang' of four pensioners at their mansion in the Surrey hills who waged a campaign against them
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Couple who built fence to block neighbour's home threatened with £20,000 fine
Michael and Sarah Laing, of Mid Calder, West Lothian, wanted to shield their garden from dilapidated lock-ups and were worried a "crumbling" wall was a safety hazard for their young child
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Family fumes after demolished pub rubble left outside home for months on end
Paul and Jude Tranter from Stoke-on-Trent have been left with a pile of rubble outside their bungalow for months after the Jester pub was demolished two years ago
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Man loses battle for insurance to pay neighbours as home 18 inches over boundary
Alex MacPhail was dragged to court by web entrepreneur neighbour Tom Gueterbock and his wife Helen, who claimed he had staged a 'land grab'
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Locals fume over plans to chop down historic 700-year-old tree for 3-bed house
Neighbours have been up in arms over plans to chop down a massive 700-year-old oak tree used to spy on King Charles I's army during the English Civil War - so a three-bed house can be built
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Couple told to demolish extension after encroaching 68mm into neighbours' garden
The new extension of the Ashraf family home in London strayed 68mm or 2.68 inches onto their neighbour's land with an overhang at roof level 98mm or 3.86 inches the wrong side of the boundary
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Family living off-grid ordered to demolish eco-paradise shipping container home
A family near Folkestone, Kent, has been ordered to tear down their eco-friendly home because the council feels it doesn't fit in with the local landscape after planning permission was refused
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Homes on huge estate could be 'worthless' due to botched planning permission
Councillors were furious with the property developer with one calling for the application to be refused "because this developer, it could be argued, has put profit before compliance and assurance"
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Fuming neighbours say 10ft 'eyesore' tower in back garden robs them of privacy
Neighbours in Lyme Regis in Dorset have hit out at the 'eyesore' structure overlooking fossil collector Mary Anning's grave, which they say robs them of their privacy
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Neighbours face being taken to court by council because fences are 'too high'
A number of neighbours in Lliswerry, Newport, have been ordered to rip down their fences as the local council says they are too high to adhere to the local rules in place
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'Our new-build homes could be ripped down after being told they're worthless'
Councillor Stephen Ellis is "angry" at the breach of the planning application submitted by developers after it was discovered ground levels were raised, sparking privacy complaints from neighbours
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'Haunted' pub ordered to be rebuilt after developers illegally knocked it down
The Punch Bowl Inn in Hurst Green, Lancashire, was reduced to rubble in June 2021 after Donelan Trading Ltd and a contractor say they grew tired of waiting for the council
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Lotto heiress builds dream mansion after row with neighbours to tear house down
Lisa and Craig Charters wanted the transformation of their £200,000 bungalow into a £5million mansion to be featured on Kevin McCloud's tv show Grand Designs
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Satanic temple plans largest gathering in history - but people told to mask up
The Satanic Temple is planning to hold the "largest gathering in history" on the streets of Boston, US, after the initial devilish event was rejected by the local Mayor
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Teenage boys' den for playing board games could be torn down after one complaint
The den is decked out with carpet, lights, paintings, furniture and even board games, but the entire structure is at risk of being destroyed after a complaint was lodged
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Homeowner who built house on driveway forced to tear it down in planning row
Mr Singh's family previously said they were using the 'mini-property' as a gym and were defiant it was staying put. But the homeowner has significantly reduced the structure of the approved garage.
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Millionaire who illegally built 'Britain's best man cave' could face jail again
Accountant Graham Wildin was jailed last year after refusing to tear down the 10,000sq ft extension featuring a bowling alley and casino, after he built it without planning permission
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