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Here is a list of new planning applications submitted to Wyre Forest District Council in the last week.

Often, resident members in cooperative housing societies (CHS) buy flats in new or redeveloped buildings, which adjoin each other and, for habitual convenience, merge them into a single flat (or a duplex flat if situated on separate floors). In most such cases, the owners remain ignorant of the rules that require them to seek explicit permission from the municipal authorities before undertaking construction to merge adjoining flats.

Stuttgart - Die Feuerwehr hat in der Nacht zum Donnerstag im Stuttgarter Westen einen Brand gelöscht, der auf einem Balkon ausgebrochen war. Wie die Branddirektion mitteilte, hatten Bewohner des Nachbarhauses in der Rotebühlstraße das Feuer gegen 3.30 Uhr bemerkt und die Feuerwehr gerufen. Als die Rettungskräfte eintrafen, hatte sich das Feuer bereits von dem Balkon im ersten Stock auf eine Terrasse ausgebreitet. Es bestand die Gefahr, dass die Flammen auf weitere Balkone, das Dach und in ...

Chicagos Disappearing Multi-Unit Buildings The city is seeing a rapid loss of its signature two-, three-, and four-flat residential buildings, which historically served as affordable housing for working-class families. May 20, 2021, 7am PDT | Diana Ionescu | "A report from the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University released Thursday shows Chicago has lost more than 4,800 two- to four-unit buildings since 2013, representing 11,775 rental and owner-occupied housing units," writes...