Planners stoop low

2005-08-05T00:00:00

The news that a tall couple (6ft and 6ft 10) have been refused permission to raise the roof of their Aberdeenshire home is a pathetic indictment of planning bureaucrats.I recently visited some old crofting cottages where the doors are closer to 5ft. If planners were still enforcing these outdated ergonomics ...

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