Planning permission

The home of Nick Lupton during the flooding of January 2024.

I built a wall around my house after it was flooded 11 times

Mikey Allen at his 'therapy' castle in the Sirhowy Valley, South Wales.

Ex-soldier pledges to rebuild mountain 'therapy' castle

All of this could be yours for a guide price of £1.85 million.

Look inside period property complete with swimming pool and tennis court

A view of the home and paddock.

In pictures: Former farm cottage with swimming pool and stables

The owner of a world-famous house with a 25ft shark sticking out of the roof has been banned from renting it out on Airbnb Picture: Tom Wren / SWNS

Shark House owner is banned from Airbnb

The home in Sandringham Avenue in Walsall which was built without planning permission - and must now be torn down Picture: SWNS

'Monster mansion' with no planning permission has to be demolished

Craig Gillett, 61, as Santa, runs Santa's Grotto Frome alongside his sister Clare Perry, 59, Mrs Claus but is facing eviction over planning permission Picture: Santa's Grotto Frome / SWNS

Santa faces eviction from grotto over planning permission row

Planning permission has been granted for change of use of the former HSBC building in Daventry. The site will become a Lounge bar.

Green light for new Lounge bar in former HSBC building in Daventry

A £1million mansion could be yours for £550,000 – - but buyers should be aware it comes with a huge catch.

£1m mansion up for grabs for bargain £550k – but there’s a huge catch

Jeremy Clarkson has won his battle with West Oxfordshire District council as permission to provide more parking at his Diddly Squat farm has been granted.

Jeremy Clarkson given green light for changes at Diddly Squat farm

Holiday homes in England will need planning permission under new plans proposed by the government

Holiday homes could require planning permission under new rules

New government plans will urge homeowners to get planning permission before converting properties into short-term holiday lets.

Charlotte Hawes

A petition to keep Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm restaurant open has gathered over 150,000 signatures.

Jeremy Clarkson applies for a temporary car park on Diddly Squat Farm

Glastonbury Festival’s iconic Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture.

Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture

An aerial view of the former Woodhouse Colliery site where West Cumbria Mining (WCM) have been given approval to once again extract coal. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Coal mine to be subject to legal challenge from environmental group

What the new homes could look like.

Building work due to get underway later this year at new 140-home housing estate

The homes are being built in Norton.

Brand new development will see small collection of homes built in Norton

The new builds will be the first Kettering council has done in decades.

Cost of Kettering council's first house build scheme in a generation rockets

The busway will be widened this month to turn it into a road.

Work to start on widening busway on Daventry's Middlemore estate later this mont...

Planning regulations have been amended to allow restaurants that don't offer takeaway to be able to do so for a temporary period. Photo by Peter Summers

Regulations relaxed to allow Northamptonshire restaurants to become takeaways wi...

A render of how Cummins' new 430,000 sqft facility on Progolis Apex Park will look once its completed. Photo: Lichfields

Engine maker's £40m new factory in Daventry hailed as 'major boost' to economy

The site near junction one of the A14 was approved in October 2018. Photo: Google Maps.

McDonald’s ‘considering’ Northants site close to junction one of A14

Planning permission has been granted for 307 homes made up of apartments, bungalows and houses.

Northamptonshire care village gets the go ahead

The planned canal arm; the iCon roundabout is on the left and the Grand Union Canal on the right.

Daventry canal arm proposals given planning approval

The canal arm, running from the iCon roundabout on the left of this map to the Grand Union Canal on the right.

Daventry canal arm proposals given planning approval

The site off Chapel Lane

Variations to application for 27 homes in Northamptonshire village gets refused