Somewhere between the phrase 'proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension to facilitate enhanced domestic amenity' and a neighbour's 47-page objection citing the Magna Carta, British planning bureaucracy quietly lost the plot. Derek Poskitt has spent an unreasonable amount of his own time translating the secret dialect of the UK planning portal, and he's not entirely sure he'll recover.
Mar 12, 2026
Up and down the country, visionary local councils are making the tough decisions that lesser minds simply cannot comprehend. Why repair a road when you could commission a bespoke mural celebrating intersectional awareness? Kevin Sparks ranks the finest examples of municipal genius from this past year.
Mar 12, 2026