Ministers prepare to let homeowners build terraces on top of their property

Planning rules pruned for roof gardens: High-level greenery could become next big thing as ministers prepare to let homeowners build terraces on top of their property Ministers will make it easier to get permission to build roof terraces on houses It is difficult to get planning permission due to neighbour privacy considerations There are currently … Read more

Trusty terraces: Our love of these neighbourly homes is deepening

Terrace houses can be grand mansions or two-up two-down properties without pretensions.  Yet, somehow these homes convey the same sense of solidity, whether they are in Belgravia, Bognor, by the sea, in a village, or in a market town. These qualities are among the reasons for the deepening love affair with terrace houses in which … Read more

Robert Jenrick praises radical plan to replace post-war bungalows with Georgian-style terraces

Rebuild Britain to look like Bath: Robert Jenrick praises radical plan to replace rows of post-war bungalows with Georgian-style terraces A proposed shake-up of planning rules advocates giving homeowners a vote to decide on a new design  It could pave the way for suburban communities of cramped semis to be completely transformed  Revamping tired neighbourhoods … Read more