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If you've ever travelled through the regional areas of the UK, you can't but admire the beauty and charm of the cities, towns and villages.
On TV you would have seen towns in the Cotswolds on detective shows, Bath in period dramas; there are so many beautiful towns across Britain that have maintained their old world charm.
It's not that people are building houses that follow old designs but they are constructing them from the same materials, such as locally made bricks, stone and slate.
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New buildings blend in with the old. They also tend to follow the same roof profiles.
These requirements are shire building regulations and, as a result, the regional cities and towns are gorgeous and worth flying across the world to see.
We have council regulations pertaining to heritage here but our council ignores them. It's wrong.
If you want to build a contemporary architectural home, there are plenty of other spots to do it - not in a street renowned for its beautiful period homes and heritage.
