Thwarting Granny: What the Duchess of Cornwall could do next
Earlier this month, the Duchess of Cornwall lost a long-running planning battle to thwart permission for her next door neighbour's "granny" flat. Despite repeated objections, Wiltshire Council approved the plans for the addition, which will be 60m from her home, in Reybridge, near Lacock. Here, Russell-Cooke's Carina Wentzel talks us through the technical issues at play, and considers where the Duchess could go from here...
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India & Camden clash over Primrose Hill townhouse conversion
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