We recently noticed this on a Council's website for a planning application: the number of documents uploaded, ready for the public to comment on the case. Too many? If you need some help in framing an objection, then check out our books.

The Government is announcing changes to the planning system that will see the right for local communities to decide and vote for developments in their area, including extensions. But for now, no such system: if you want help in appealing against a refusal or objecting to development, our books can help.

Home working has increased since the pandemic, but not everything can be run smoothly from home as this homeowner found out. A cabin in the back garden used for a childcare business is the subject of an enforcement notice from Stockton Council and now an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.

We all remember the fame of Jackie Weaver with the Handforth Parish Council online planning meeting during lockdown. Online meetings became normal and have increased participation, but will they continue? Some Councils are removing them, others keen to carry on: but as this article shows, it comes at a cost to provide the technology.

Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been refused permission for a new restaurant at his Diddly Squat farm in Oxfordshire. Despite speaking to the planning committee, the Council decided not to grant permission. Will he appeal? If so, our book can help!