The Planners

In this episode, three national house builders target a greenfield site outside Winsford in Cheshire. They are proposing to build 540 new homes in the area but the locals are not happy and will 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 retired couple that lives in a conservation area in the heart of Chester submit a planning application to erect 17 solar panels onto their garage roof and a Cheltenham resident spends over £10,000 on her planning application for a dropped kerb outside her home.

An application to erect a chicken shed faces huge local objection in the Scottish Borders.

A Cheshire businessman hopes he will finally get permission to build 31 new houses.

Chester residents object to a modern redevelopment of the city's iconic Leadworks.

In Cheltenham, a family plans to modernise their listed Regency house.

Will Chester Zoo be granted planning permission for its £30 million island project?

Cheshire villagers object to a proposal to build a crematorium outside their village.

Gloucestershire residents object to a proposal to build wind turbines in the Stroud Vale.