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Barn ruling to have 'major impact'

A landmark ruling over planning breaches on a barn used as a home could have a significant impact on other unauthorised dwellings, a law firm has claimed.

A landmark ruling over planning breaches on a barn used as a home could have a significant impact on other unauthorised dwellings, a law firm has claimed.

Peter Edwards of Cornwall-based firm Stephens Scown claimed the decision that a Hertfordshire developer breached planning rules with the barn, alongside the changes in the Localism Bill could be ‘dramatic'.

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