Rother District Council has agreed to consider a newly submitted planning application for a log cabin on Paul McCartney's East Sussex estate. As previously reported, the former Beatle was refused retrospective planning permission for the structure, which, he claimed, was essential to maintain his privacy.
The council's planning committee met yesterday to consider issuing an enforcement notice to knock down the building, on the grounds that it spoils the view of an 'area of outstanding natural beauty'. This order would have given Macca three months to demolish the building, otherwise he would have faced prosecution. Just before the meeting, however, McCartney submitted the revised planning application, and now the council has agreed to consider it.