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It's a shed

Mendip District Council Architect John Jessop has become a king amongst men (well architects) after a planning application for a shed has been forwarded around the internet.

Filling in the planning application he filled in with what he called "silly questions" with equally sarcastic comments.

Under the section titled "scale", Mr Jessop wrote: "The building is a single storey with the central section raised to allow for higher equipment. It cannot be lower because nothing could be stored in it. It is not made any higher because that would be silly."

Under "Access" it reads: "There is an airport at Bristol which can be accessed by driving your tractor along the road. This gives direct access to warm sunny places all over the world.

"There is a bus service to North Wooton which allows people from the local towns to come and visit the proposed shed" although he warns that "There is nowhere to park tractors in Wells."

A spokesman from Mendip council said: "There was no problem registering the statement because, believe it or not, it covered all the relevant criteria.

"As long as the architect answers all the relevant headings then it doesn't really matter what the tone of the application is."

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