Will selling your home with planning permission always bring in the big bucks, or does a 'sold as seen' approach sometimes reap more rewards? It's easy to assume planning permission adds value to your property at resale – but is this always true? We explore when it might be best to leave well alone Winner of £6m Omaze home still hasn't been given keys due to planning problems Questions mount over Omaze’s handling of planning issues delaying luxury home prize Do you need planning permission for a pergola? In some circumstances, yes Many homeowners fail to realise that their new pergola could need planning permission. We reveal when it does and doesn't require permission Latest about planning Controversy over former Premier League footballer’s home extension approved under delegated powers By Joseph Mullane published 23 June 25 Neighbours slam 'overwhelming' plans for ex-footballer’s Norwich home as council approval sparks backlash 120ft mast plan sparks outrage amid concerns over ‘sneaky’ approval route By Joseph Mullane published 19 June 25 Plans for a towering telecom mast sparks fierce debate as local politicians claim it should face proper scrutiny Planning permission in minutes? Meet the AI tool that’s changing the game to speed up approvals By Joseph Mullane published 17 June 25 Could all paper-based applications become digital? The government certainly hopes so and is using the power of AI to help achieve it Why boosting planning permissions for self-build homes is the UK’s best bet to solve the housing crisis By Joseph Mullane published 10 June 25 With interest in traditional new builds flagging, growing public demand for self and custom-build homes makes expanding permissions in this sector vital to delivering the homes the UK desperately needs Starmer gets tough on housebuilders — but are they villains or scapegoats? By Joseph Mullane published 1 June 25 Government pressures housebuilders to build faster but critics clash over who’s really to blame for Britain’s housing crisis How this one council is 25 years ahead in its housing supply while many others are struggling to meet targets By Joseph Mullane published 30 May 25 How one council leads the way in housing supply amid national challenges Angela Rayner says 'the SME housebuilding comeback starts now' By Joseph Mullane published 28 May 25 Angela Rayner's UKREiiF address promises a new phase for SME housebuilders, introducing planning reforms, grey belt development and a commitment to homes built to last Martin Clunes faces further planning delay over caravan site next to Dorset farm By Joseph Mullane published 26 May 25 Martin Clunes challenges traveller site plan in Dorset amid flooding and soakaway concerns What are the rules for planning permission for driveways? Our expert explains By Simon Rix last updated 22 May 25 If you’re creating a new driveway or updating an existing one, understanding when you need planning permission for driveways is essential. Here’s everything you need to know Ed Miliband's neighbours complain about heat pump plans due to noise concerns By Joseph Mullane published 20 May 25 North London objections shine spotlight on heat pump noise, policy contradictions and planning reform 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Get the Homebuilding & Renovating NewsletterBring your dream home to life with expert advice, how to guides and design inspiration. Sign up for our newsletter and get two free tickets to a Homebuilding & Renovating Show near you.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1If blinds help keep heat in, do they make your room hotter in summer? We explain how to make your windows a weapon in your fight against the heat2Homeowners urged to help hedgehogs beat the heat with these 3 garden fixes3Urgent COBRA meeting needed as UK homeowners face second heatwave, warn Lib Dems 4I investigated air conditioning hire to see if it could be a quick solution to working at home in a heatwave5These 13 real-life loft balcony ideas turn overlooked spaces into the best seat in the house Our sponsors
Controversy over former Premier League footballer’s home extension approved under delegated powers By Joseph Mullane published 23 June 25 Neighbours slam 'overwhelming' plans for ex-footballer’s Norwich home as council approval sparks backlash
120ft mast plan sparks outrage amid concerns over ‘sneaky’ approval route By Joseph Mullane published 19 June 25 Plans for a towering telecom mast sparks fierce debate as local politicians claim it should face proper scrutiny
Planning permission in minutes? Meet the AI tool that’s changing the game to speed up approvals By Joseph Mullane published 17 June 25 Could all paper-based applications become digital? The government certainly hopes so and is using the power of AI to help achieve it
Why boosting planning permissions for self-build homes is the UK’s best bet to solve the housing crisis By Joseph Mullane published 10 June 25 With interest in traditional new builds flagging, growing public demand for self and custom-build homes makes expanding permissions in this sector vital to delivering the homes the UK desperately needs
Starmer gets tough on housebuilders — but are they villains or scapegoats? By Joseph Mullane published 1 June 25 Government pressures housebuilders to build faster but critics clash over who’s really to blame for Britain’s housing crisis
How this one council is 25 years ahead in its housing supply while many others are struggling to meet targets By Joseph Mullane published 30 May 25 How one council leads the way in housing supply amid national challenges
Angela Rayner says 'the SME housebuilding comeback starts now' By Joseph Mullane published 28 May 25 Angela Rayner's UKREiiF address promises a new phase for SME housebuilders, introducing planning reforms, grey belt development and a commitment to homes built to last
Martin Clunes faces further planning delay over caravan site next to Dorset farm By Joseph Mullane published 26 May 25 Martin Clunes challenges traveller site plan in Dorset amid flooding and soakaway concerns
What are the rules for planning permission for driveways? Our expert explains By Simon Rix last updated 22 May 25 If you’re creating a new driveway or updating an existing one, understanding when you need planning permission for driveways is essential. Here’s everything you need to know
Ed Miliband's neighbours complain about heat pump plans due to noise concerns By Joseph Mullane published 20 May 25 North London objections shine spotlight on heat pump noise, policy contradictions and planning reform
