The Planners

Three national house builders target a greenfield site outside Winsford in Cheshire. They propose to build 540 new homes in the area, but the locals stop at nothing to derail the development. A Cheltenham couple erect a mock-up of their neighbour's extension to highlight their concerns to planners.

A planning application to erect a chicken shed to house 169,000 chickens in the Scottish Borders faces huge local objection. A Cheshire enforcement officer takes drastic action against a homeowner who has been dumping rubbish in his garden for over 20 years. In Gloucestershire, residents fight a ...

A Cheshire businessman on the brink of financial ruin is hoping that his fourth attempt to get planning permission to build 31 new houses will finally get the go ahead. Meanwhile, Rochdale's Shia Muslims clash with the planners over the design of the extension to their local community centre.

Chester residents object to a controversial modern redevelopment of the city's iconic Leadworks. The owner of Elmore Court, a grand estate in Stroud, submits a planning application to build a wedding venue in the grounds hoping it will secure the future of the home that has been in his family for...

Cheltenham's conservation planning officer isn't impressed with a family's plans to modernise their listed Regency house. Meanwhile, a developer hopes that his proposal to restore a historic landscape will also enable him to build a contemporary home in open countryside. Plus, Rochdale residents ...

Cheshire West and Chester planning department have to decide whether to grant planning permission for a £30 million island project proposed by Chester Zoo. Meanwhile, angry residents object to Edinburgh University's plans to build a seven-storey building that will provide accommodation for 234 st...

Cheshire villagers strongly object to the proposal to build a crematorium outside their village, two Rochdale-based entrepreneurs hope that a lack of quality tourist accommodation will be enough reason to build four log cabins on greenbelt, and a Cheltenham hotelier forms an action group to fight...

Gloucestershire residents rally against the proposal to build four wind turbines in the Stroud Vale. Meanwhile, an Edinburgh cafe owner faces strong objection to his plan to double the size of his premises. In Cheltenham, a tenant farmer faces the possibility of being thrown off his farm if the o...