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Scots couple who spent £22,000 life savings on garden ordered to turn it back into wasteland

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Livingston last year and turned it into a garden area for their four children.They didn’t think they would need planning ­permission as similar plots had been bought by other homeowners.

The couple erected a fence and landscaped the garden and began enjoying extra sunshine at the rear of the property. But they were horrified when West Lothian Council said they had broken the rules and would have to return it to its original state.

Adam, a linen firm boss and teacher Barbara appealed the decision to the Scottish Government, which backed the council.Adam said: “Our solicitor informed us that they had dealt with the sale of two of the adjoining plots at the top of our estate that had been converted into extended gardens and that as our change.

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