Man allowed to build underground tunnel

A Youtube personality known for his unorthodox inventions has been granted planning permission for a tunnel under his garden.

Colin Furze, who lives in Stamford, Lincolnshire, only submitted a planning application for the tunnel to South Kesteven district council in April, although he began digging in November 2018. He posted his first Youtube video to announce the development in June 2021.

The film-maker plans to use the tunnel to connect his workshop to his house and to an underground bunker that he created in 2016.