Barnet, Camden and Dorset councils are trialling a new AI tool from Google that will suggest decisions on routine applications, such as loft extensions, kitchen extensions and bedroom conversions, ...

Labour is set to introduce a host of reforms to planning laws in a bid to resolve the UK's "acute housing crisis", including a relaxing of rules on building loft conversions and extra storeys. The ...

Not all loft extensions need planning permission, but for those that do-especially in conservation areas or where the roof height is too low-it's worth speaking to an architect or builder to see ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Kingston Council, featuring proposals for amendments to previous ...

Homeowners have reacted angrily to a neighbour’s bungalow loft conversion - arguing it has "robbed them of privacy". Residents in Wiltshire claim Harriet and Aaron Baines' new development "towers over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Housing secretary Angela Rayner has said 'building up' will help solve the UK's housing crisis. (AFP via Getty Images) (DARREN ...