'Potemkin Theatre', 2019 by Maich Swift
- Credit: Antepavilion
Ever since Julius Caesar invaded Albion in AD 43 and set about rebuilding and regulating Londinium, there has existed a tension between a landowner’s right to build what they like, and the authorities attempts to regulate them.
Planning laws since this time have steadily accumulated, leading to regulations that increasingly seek to control and regulate everything from the size of a building, its architectural style and even material.
Planning regulations are commonly held then to be a bad thing, as laws that stop us doing what we want, from choosing to paint your house a zany colour to extending your home, are clearly resented by all.