Grand Designs...

[TheFaQQer]

Cross his palm with silver... it works wonders around here...

Build the thing anyway, then say "whoops!" and offer cash works round my parents way.

Or just appeal it - the council has to pay the costs of appeals whether they win or lose, which is the blackmail (sorry, argument) being put forward by my old school who were in danger of having their application turned down. "We don't want to appeal, as it will cost the council a lot of money, but..." works a treat.

[darmstadt]

There was another farmer who built a house, got refused planning & buried it.

When they found out they made him dig it up & demolish it.

I remember a bloke nearby who wanted to build a house and they refused planning permission so he built on stilts (only about 6 inches tall mind you) until the local council caved in

[PAH]

I remember a bloke nearby who wanted to build a house and they refused planning permission so he built on stilts (only about 6 inches tall mind you) until the local council caved in

Not sure how stilts circumvent planning regs, but it's given me an idea:

If there's currently no need for planning permission to park a non permanent structure on your own land, why not levitate your newbuild on magnets using similar technology to those trains?

Are there any planning laws against living in a castle in the air?

[Churchill]

Are there any planning laws against living in a castle in the air?

Gordon Brown built the economy on such principles!