New laws are set to be enforced across beauty spots in Britain amid concerns wheelie bins are increasingly littering streets.
In an attempt to tackle Britain's "bin blight", the Government is looking to allow homeowners in conservation areas and national parks to build stores in their front gardens without planning permission.
Streets across the UK are becoming cluttered with bins due to complex recycling rules, congested cities and bin collection strikes.
Current rules mean households are not allowed to build bin or bike stores in their front gardens without the permission of the local authority.
New laws are set to be enforced across beauty spots in Britain amid concerns wheelie bins are increasingly littering streets
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The laws are in place in conservation areas, areas of outstanding natural beauty, national parks and world heritage sites.
Houses without a rear garden or with limited rear access - such as terraced houses - are affected most.
In a consultation launched by Michael Gove’s Levelling Up Department, it said: "This can lead to bin blight with wheelie bins dominating front gardens and impacting on the local amenity of residential streets.
"We are proposing to allow bin and bike stores in front gardens under this permitted development right."
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The introduction of recycling bins in the New Forest in 2022 caused uproar among residents as councillors warned they would clutter up villages.
While in Bristol suburb Clifton, locals were left fuming after being required to separate their rubbish into 13 different bags under strict recycling rules.
Sarah Lee, from the Countryside Alliance, has shared her support for the new planning laws which she says would improve the amenity of local areas.
"We must all do our bit in disposing of our waste appropriately but for years, poorly positioned wheelie bins and the abundance of multiple bins have marred many streets and communities," she told The Telegraph.
Houses without a rear garden or with limited rear access - such as terraced houses - are affected most.
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"Unsightly bin clutter has detracted from the beauty of the surroundings and the aesthetics of people’s homes and gardens so it is time that we made our communities cleaner."
Government proposals could see the allowance of bin and bike stores built in front gardens if they are below two metres in width, one metre in depth and one and half metres in height, in order to minimise their visual aspect.
The plans emerged as part of a wider consultation into permitted development rights.
