People living in a south Manchester suburb are furious about plans to erect ‘eyesore’ 15-metre broadband masts in their neighbourhood. Local councilors who spoke to the IXW Build researcher confirmed that IX Wireless masts will be installed on various streets around Withington; However, these poles were met with an angry reaction from local people, who… Read More »
David Smythe, 66, says some holidays in Scotland have resulted in car owners being sacked due to new licensing rules – Chris Watt Photography Scottish holidays leave owners feeling as if they can’t catch a break. A new licensing regime and the potential loss of mortgage interest deduction has led to higher costs for everyone,… Read More »
Wayne and Natalie Noke had planning permission for £100,000 extension – David Clarke/Solent News and Photography Agency A couple have been ordered to demolish a £100,000 outbuilding with planning permission after it emerged they did not actually own the land. Wayne and Natalie Noke were given permission to start work on their £2.1 million, eight-acre… Read More »
Bear Mason, 74, is next to the four-foot stone wall that Northumberland County Council is threatening to demolish unless it is lowered by eight inches. (SWNS) A homeowner who spent £12,000 on a “beautiful” new garden wall has been ordered to tear it down after the council said it was 20cm too high. Bear Mason,… Read More »
Kevin Fraser, artistic director of Titchfield Festival Theatre, said legal advice was taken ahead of expansion – ANDREW CROFT/SOLENT NEWS AND PHOTO AGENCY An amateur theater manager has been embroiled in a planning row with Hampshire council after giving approval for the secret construction of a 450-seat theater without permission. Kevin Fraser, artistic director of… Read More »
The house in West Compton, Somerset, is the subject of a planning battle. (Solent) (Graham Hunt/BNPS) A businessman faces the prospect of being forced to demolish the £500,000 house he built on his land during lockdown without planning permission. Tony Harvey built the house on land behind a hedgerow above the rural hamlet of West… Read More »