BBC

Man uses Google Earth to win decking planning bid

A homeowner has used Google Earth to keep decking he built in his garden to avoid a planning permission dispute with a council. Gareth William Leek, from Pontypool, Torfaen, had been told a planning ...
Yahoo News UK

Family told 'dominant' garden decking which towers over street may have to be torn down

A family may have to tear down their "dominant" garden decking because it towers 16ft over the street below. Jamie Davies, 38, installed a 44ft long stretch of decking on a steel frame in his garden ...
Daily Mail

Homeowner faces having to tear down his decking and extension after council officials use Google Earth to prove he built them illegally

A homeowner is facing having to tear down his decking and extension after council officials used Google Earth to prove that he built them illegally. Colin Thomas, 65, tried to use a loophole in ...
Daily Mail

Homeowner is told to remove half of his 30ft wide wooden decking after six-year planning battle over one complaint which described it as an 'environmental eyesore'

A homeowner has been told to remove half of his wooden decking after he received one objection against it. Leon Yemm built the 30ft wide platform in 2018 outside of his flat in Trevethin, southeast ...