In October last year, Megan Brown sought permission from East Suffolk Council to build a two-bedroom house in the style of a traditional cart shed on allotment land in Mill Lane, Barnby.

The proposal shows the property as an oblong-shaped building, consisting of an open plan living area, two bedrooms and a bathroom, as well as two car parking spaces.

Barnby Parish Council objected to the plans, as well as a neighbour who said the "planning agent has 'squeezed' every inch of the space to try and make the development viable".

In January, the council refused the bid and described the proposal as a "contrived form of........

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