(1) Barn good

Welwyn Hatfield Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2010] EWCA Civ 26, TLR 9 February; LSG 18 February p19

In December 2001, Mr Beesley was granted planning permission by Welwyn Hatfield Council for the erection of a hay barn. The building was erected with the external appearance of a barn, but fitted out internally as a dwelling which from early August 2002 he and his wife lived in.