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December 2023

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21 articles

December 31
- Self builder ordered to demolish £500k passivhaus built without permission
December 28
- How this 'riad style' self build was praised for its unique 'greenhouse' look
December 27
- Self build plot next to Princess Anne’s royal estate goes on the market
December 23
- Renovators find themselves without power after neighbour turns off supply and refuses to turn it back on
December 22
- Man sells giant mancave built without planning 'to mystery Mexican man' — who council can't find
December 21
- Permitted development rules relaxed to allow solar panels on flat roofs without planning permission
December 20
- 'World's most expensive bungalow' to be demolished and replaced with impressive self build eco home
December 14
- Housing network calls to remove nutrient neutrality laws in a radical shake-up of the UK planning system
December 13
- Police called as row erupts over Lady Carbisdale's planning bid for her castle
December 12
- Homeowners in Norfolk threaten to sue council over new bridge after homes flood
- Why is my rainwater soakaway overflowing? Plus — how to unblock it
December 11
- Heat pump applications triple after government grants increase to £7,500
December 10
- Cambridge University adds nearly 500 solar panels to King's College Chapel
December 9
- Man fined £9k for felling three apple trees without permission because ‘his dog kept getting sick’
December 8
- 'Project' bungalows go up for auction for 50p each in South Wales
December 7
- Carbon-neutral brick unveiled in the UK — promising to 'change the industry'
December 6
- Kevin McCloud was 'reported to police' after trying to challenge Michael Gove over housing standards for new TV show
December 4
- Government's housebuilding targets fall short again, despite planning approvals seeing 17% annual rise
December 3
- Man, 88, who knocked down wall he built in the 70s threatened with prison after removing part of it without consent
December 2
- UK’s first high-temperature air source heat pumps to heat 497 homes
December 1
- Mark Wright shows off his double bi-folding door set at his Essex self build