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| Map clue leads to concealed house | Map clue leads to concealed house |
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| An illegally-built house which was hidden inside a barn to avoid planning rules has been demolished. | |
| Officials found an occupied two-storey stone house with a lounge, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom behind a façade of corrugated iron and wood. | |
| They were tipped off when they were anonymously sent a map which showed the area near Whatstandwell in Derbyshire arrowed and marked "House in Barn!" | |
| The owner had been served with a notice to remove the building by Monday. | The owner had been served with a notice to remove the building by Monday. |
| Court action | Court action |
| It is not known when the house on Longway Bank near Whatstandwell was built but the tip-off was received about a year ago. | It is not known when the house on Longway Bank near Whatstandwell was built but the tip-off was received about a year ago. |
| Planning officers from Derbyshire Dales District Council said they hoped their action sent out a message that breaches of planning laws would be dealt with. | Planning officers from Derbyshire Dales District Council said they hoped their action sent out a message that breaches of planning laws would be dealt with. |
| The council's head of planning services Paul Wilson added: "We suspect the owner of this property intended to occupy his house inside the barn for four years and then remove the shield thinking he had successfully side-stepped the need for planning permission. | |
| "Unfortunately for him, this would not have been the case, as the High Court has recently ruled that the four-year period for planning exemption only starts when any shielding construction has been removed." | "Unfortunately for him, this would not have been the case, as the High Court has recently ruled that the four-year period for planning exemption only starts when any shielding construction has been removed." |
| The owner of the house declined to comment. | The owner of the house declined to comment. |