‘I just feel the whole system is rather stupid’ — One man’s 14-year battle with the planning laws

By Katie Puckett and Katie Puckett Katie Puckett2007-07-13T00:00:00

Gerald Ringe had one of those classic dreams: buy an old wreck in the country and turn it into a rural retreat. But he hadn’t counted on the idiosyncrasies of our planning system. Fourteen years after his first planning application, he’s finally giving up. He tells Katie Puckett why…

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