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Ed Miliband plans to make home wind turbines easier than ever
Garden and rooftop turbines could soon be installed without planning permission under Miliband’s clean energy push
Pre-application advice: What is it and does it guarantee planning permission or not?
Planning Hub Planning consultant, Simon Rix explains everything you need to know about pre-application advice including its pros, cons and when it makes good sense to use it
Self-builders could skip the queue with new fast-track route for building regulations approval
Government introduces a dedicated fast‑track approval process, 100+ new Building Safety Regulator staff and in‑house teams to slash delays for self‑build regulations
Council’s £70k error stayed hidden for years, until one man refused to back down
A Godalming resident’s six-year battle with Waverley Borough Council over a misapplied £70,000 planning charge has laid bare a culture of bureaucratic inflexibility and institutional delay
The new planning reforms that could help self-builders fix Britain’s broken housing market
Is the government shifting power away from big builders to local people?
Self builder who faced homelessness due to bungalow demolition order defies councils demands
Bungalow dispute in Birmingham enters new phase after deadline passes
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
