With its honey -colored stone huts, the red telephone box and the Victorian church, it is not difficult to see why the picturesque village of Snowsshill in Cotswold was selected for a backdrop of Bridget Jones' diary.
Although the village near Tewkesbury did not feel the immediate influence of the publication of the film in 2001 – the community was closed due to the outbreak of furniture and mouth diseases – it is certainly that it is a popular stop on tour trips from London today.
In order to obtain the charm of the 165 population village, which contains a National Trust men's house, the council chairman has determined strict planning rules to prevent people from being changed outside.
The instruction of Article 4 means some work, for which no building permit would usually be required, now requires a formal approval of the Tewkesbury municipal council.
This includes a different color, the installation of solar collectors, the installation of gates and fences and the installation of terraces in gardens.
The move was discontinued by district councils of Borough city councilors last week and came after a six-week consultation in the village, in which the average price for real estate sold last year was 504,000 GBP.
“Snowshill is one of the jewels of our district, and these powers will help protect his heir, while he still allows a thoughtful and reasonable development,” said City Councilor Sarah Hands, which monitors planning in the council.
“We are grateful to everyone who took part in the consultation and have shaped this decision.”
Snowsshill is part of the Cotswold area with excellent natural beauty, and many of its 50 houses are listed.
In the middle is the St. Barnabas Church in 1864 with a walled cemetery and a telephone box outside. The village also shows Snowshill Manor, a country house from the 16th century, which once lived from the architect Charles Paget.
But maybe the greatest claim to fame are the scenes in Bridget Jones' diary, in which Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant played the leading role. The filming took place in a house that was seen as a home of Bridget's parents, where she visited for Christmas.
The village green was also made.
Cherly AGG, a Tewkesbury City Councilor, to whose community Schneeschill belongs, told The independent The character and the view it surrounded made the village one of the best known in the Cotswolds.
With regard to the rules introduced, she said: “It is not unusual to have this type of condition, especially if you have a national trust building in the community. The consultation has taken up a very positive reaction, I am not aware of any opposition.
“It's a beautiful village and I think everyone wants to keep it that way.”