Paving over the Cracks.

24th June 2008

T. Wyn Jones

The Government estimates that between 120 and 1,200 householders a year will opt for impermeable surfacing for gardens for which they will require planning permission under new regulations in the pipeline.

The homeowners if they submit their plans will have to pay the standard planning application fee of £150 and face the possibility of a refusal, however as long as the area to be paved over remains permeable an application for planning permission will not be required. Is there anyway that an Englishman can defend his castle against the marauding bureaucrats?