Building a house on agricultural land

Navigating planning approval for an extension or self-build is likely to mean getting your neighbours onside. Here’s how to build a harmonious relationship with them

The thought of losing of productive arable land to renewable-energy developments can be dispiriting and alarming, but informed local knowledge may be the key to their successful design, argues William Kendall

AT the Groundswell Festival in Suffolk earlier this ...

Amateur Gardening is proud to encourage its readers to work with nature. Sue Bradley discovers how increasing numbers of people are embracing organic methods of gardening

HOW TO DESIGN A HOUSE THAT’S CHEAP TO RUN

A round-up of the latest self-build and home renovation news, products and events.