PUBLISHED: August 14, 2015 5:59 am Residents in Penn have reignited a campaign to save one of the area's oldest buildings after developers appealed Wolverhampton council's decision to block plans to turn it into terraced houses. The 400-year-old cottage on Church Hill Builder Kevin Koren wants to gut the 400-year-old cottage at 15 Church Hill and transform it into two four-bedroom properties. He also wants to build a two-bedroom bungalow in the back garden Read more [...]

Comments (2) Hylands House in Chelmsford is the second most visited attraction in the whole of England with almost two million people flocking there every year.The Grade II* listed building in Hylands Park is owned by Chelmsford City Council and is topped only by the Tower of London in a new survey, one of the world's most iconic monuments.According to VisitEngland's Annual Attractions Survey, Hylands House boasts more visitors each year than notoriously popular Read more [...]

Planning Subscriber Activation

I subscribe to Planning – activate my subscription

Having trouble signing in?

Forgotten password?

Refer to our Frequently Asked Questions. If you still require assistance, please contact Customer Support at
planning.support@haymarket.com

The number of houses for sale is at its lowest level since records began in 1978, new data reveals. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said that the supply side of the market deteriorated in July to a level which meant that there were only 47 properties for sale per surveyor. Average stock levels have fallen by 20% since the beginning of Read more [...]

If you’ve got a place at Liverpool Hope University, you’re about to become one of the happiest students in the city. The university received an 89% satisfaction score in the newly published National Student Survey, beating the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA). You’ll also be studying at some of the most modern university buildings in Liverpool, with the university investing over £50 million in buildings and equipment Read more [...]

This picture shows a living area that someone pays for - even though there's just about space for a mat on the floor. It was shared by police online who have announced they are investigating the landlord who allegedly charges £500 per month to rent the 'bedroom'. Posted on the Metropolitan Police's Newham feed, the photograph shows a tiny area which council officers visited on Monday. Newham Council has a licensing scheme for landlords to register residents, as well as providing information on Read more [...]

MINISTER of State for Housing and Planning, Brandon Lewis MP, has visited the award winning King Edward VII development near Midhurst. He was given a tour of the listed sanitorium building and the new homes which were masterminded by heritage property developers City and Country. This is a fantastic example of how developers can use previously developed sites to provide properties while also protecting the green spaces we all enjoy Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Brandon Read more [...]

More than 100 new homes could be built on a civil service site in a development which would also see the demolition of a Blackpool landmark. Proposals are now before Blackpool Council to build 118 homes on part of the National Savings site on Mythop Road in Marton. A plan of how the National Savings site could look If it gets the go ahead, the scheme will see the famous eight-storey tower building bulldozed. The offices are well known for being home to ERNIE - Read more [...]

A businessman today told how his family cheated death after a Porsche 911 crashed into their living room. The £100,000 sports car smashed into the front of Nazir Ahmed’s £1million Victorian corner terrace in Jubilee Street, Stepney, at high speed. His wife Shahida Nazir, 46, son Danyal, 21, and daughter Hina, 25, had been sitting on the sofa against the wall minutes before the car became embedded in the wall. It was only by chance that they had gone upstairs to admire some decorating Read more [...]

Almost 200 homes will be built on the former site of Walton hospital. Approval was today granted for the scheme, which includes an Aldi supermarket, on land once home to the old Aintree University Hospitals’ Walton Day Care and Outpatient Centre. City planners praised the proposal before approving it this morning, with work expected to begin in November. The development off Rice Lane will include 195 properties with a mixture of houses, flats and bungalows. As part of the plan 64 houses and apartments Read more [...]