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AlsancakJack



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08/11/2008 04:37

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 facade 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.

Court action

It is believed the house on Longway Bank near Whatstandwell was built four years ago, but the tip-off was received about a year ago.

The owner Mark Renshaw, who runs an animal sanctuary on the property, was fined £500 for not complying with a demolition order before tearing the building down, the council said.

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