A retired couple have launched an appeal after they were ordered to move their summer house two metres from its current position.

East Lothian planners granted a retrospective application for permission for changes to the garden of a rural cottage at Yester, near Gifford, including the addition of a sauna, shed, patio and fence along with the summer house.

However they included a condition demanding the summer house is moved from its current position saying it protruded the building line impacting on the 'character and appearance' of the surrounding area.

Now applicants the Ledinghams have lodged an appeal with the council's Local Review Body, arguing the summer house protects their home by providing a windbreak and adds to their garden being a 'haven' for them.

Planning officers sa

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