John Jessop, who works for Carlisle Jessop in Somerset, was so outraged at the tortuous planning process needed to build a farmyard shed, that he handed in a sarcasm-ridden form to Mendip County Council.
Under the Contextual Analysis section, Mr Jessop, 57, wrote: "The use is compatible with a farm because it is a farm building. It is located where it is because it is the most convenient place, being on the farm and near the farmhouse. The historic environment is a farm, the density is like a farm, the social context is a farm in the country.''

Fix up
Staff at a DIY store could be facing disciplinary action after pictures showing them wearing nothing but their work aprons were posted on an internet networking site.
Videos showing workers play-fighting in the aisles of B&Q, in Hartcliffe, Bristol, were also put up on Facebook, it was claimed.
The company has launched an internal inquiry after bosses saw the images, which have now been removed from the site.

Compostable bag
The Co-op is launching a 6p shopping bag which can be thrown on a compost heap when it wears out.
Bosses say the bag - made of polyester and cornstarch - is the UK's "first fully-accredited home compostable carrier''. They say the bag's popularity will be tested at selected stores in East Anglia before it is offered nationwide. The Co-op says stores taking part in the trial will not offer free plastic bags.

Fake veteran
A man who posed as a war hero at military parades has been exposed as a fraud and criticised for disrespecting those killed in action.
John Pierce wore the uniform and medals of the Parachute Regiment and even laid a wreath at an Armistice Day parade. The 51-year-old, from Helston, Cornwall, attended commemoration services claiming he was a former paratrooper or member of the SAS.