TV presenter Sarah Beeny holds crisis talks with Somerset Council over her illegally built £3m mansion. A six-year planning battle with locals could see the 'mini-Downton Abbey' razed. Read the latest.
Swindon Borough Council has paid £138,000 in fines after its own highway maintenance vans were clamped outside its offices. Deputy leader calls it 'not our finest hour'. Read the full story.
Furious residents in Tyldesley are reeling after Wigan Council rejected a petition to stop four 18-metre 'cruise liner' warehouses. Campaigners demand a pause and an independent audit. Read the full story.
Brigid Eakins, 70, has secured a breakthrough in her long legal fight with Herefordshire Council to save her self-built £59,000 off-grid home from demolition, after spending over £125,000 on fees.
A multi-millionaire businessman has installed an unauthorised electric fence around his £44.5m Notting Hill mansion, claiming it's for foxes. The council and neighbours are furious. Read the full story.
Bhaktivedanta Manor, gifted by George Harrison, faces local fury over expansion plans critics call a commercial 'spiritual theme park'. Discover the planning row.
The controversial 20ft golden Roman gladiator statue is back in Wigan after residents campaigned for its return. Read the full story of its comeback.
A bitter dispute erupts in Bristol's Redland over 'ludicrous' garden plans. Neighbours fear a 'concrete pit' while the homeowner insists it's for family. Discover the full story.
A pensioner's massive DIY pirate ship, a neighbourhood Halloween favourite, faces a council investigation after a complaint. Steve Coombs says the attraction brings joy, but officials insist it needs planning permission.
Millions face a 5% council tax hike next year, adding £114 to typical bills. Discover actionable ways to reduce your payments and challenge your band.
Epping Forest District Council votes to continue legal fight against Bell Hotel housing asylum seekers. Follow the latest developments in this ongoing planning dispute.
Andrew Causley must demolish his garden summer house after an 18-month planning dispute with a neighbour and Exeter City Council. The couple vow to fight the decision.
Royal Mail driver Andrew Causley faces demolition order for his garden summer house after 18-month planning dispute with Exeter City Council. Read the full story.
A mother in Worcester is ordered to tear down her £170,000 garden building after a planning row with neighbours. Discover the full story behind the council's devastating ruling.
A Worcester mother spent £170,000 building a detached house for her disabled daughter without planning permission. The council has ordered its demolition. Discover the full story.
David and Victoria Beckham face neighbour fury over 30+ planning applications for their £6m Cotswolds property. Locals accuse them of 'abusing' the system. Read the full story.
David and Victoria Beckham face local fury over more than 30 planning applications for their £6m Cotswolds home, accused of 'abusing' the system. Discover the full story.
Residents near Aldermaston nuclear site demand council action as 13 static homes built illegally. Over 600 sign petition amid safety fears and construction disruption.
James Corden faces fresh neighbour fury and council legal threats over a 32ft leylandii hedge blocking light. Discover the full story behind the latest dispute.
New planning rules will give a 'default yes' to housing developments within a 15-minute walk of train stations, including green belt land, as the government pushes to build 1.5 million homes.
Kent County Council admits error after painting 'School Keep Clear' markings outside school closed for nine years. Local councillor calls situation 'a farce' as party claims wider savings.
A Herefordshire garden centre has been ordered to quiet its animatronic dinosaurs after neighbours complained of 'constant screeching'. Discover how the popular attraction is adapting.
A shipping container café near a stunning Welsh beach sparks planning battle between owners and locals. Gwynedd Council issues enforcement notice amid traffic and beauty concerns.
A devastated couple faces financial ruin after their council-approved self-build dream home was suddenly revoked, leaving them with a massive mortgage and nowhere to live.
Outraged residents in a quiet Buckinghamshire village discover a developer used a 1948 agricultural rule to bypass modern planning permission for a massive industrial structure looming over their homes.
A massive 18ft 'mega-shed' has become the centre of a bitter planning dispute in a Kent village, with furious neighbours branding it a 'monstrous eyesore' that's destroying their rural views and privacy.
Residents of a picturesque Hampshire village are up in arms after controversial plans to build three padel tennis courts were approved, sparking fears of noise pollution and traffic chaos in the tranquil community.
Doc Martin star's woodland development plans thwarted as neighbours win fight to establish permanent travellers site in Dorset countryside.
Shocking investigation reveals millions of British households may have overpaid council tax and could be entitled to refunds worth thousands. Find out if you're affected and how to claim.
Plans to dramatically expand a holiday park in the picturesque Cornish village of Coverack are facing fierce local opposition over environmental and community impact concerns.