Demolition Day: This Cheshire farmhouse will be knocked down tomorrow after planners ruled it had been built illegally on green belt land

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The property on Dones View Farm in Dutton in Cheshire, will be demolished tomorrow at a cost of £20,000 after planners ruled he did not seek permission.

Published: 08:08 GMT, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 08:22 GMT, 14 November 2026

A charming farmhouse is set to be knocked down after it had been built illegally on green belt land.

The property on Dones View Farm in Dutton in Cheshire, will be demolished tomorrow at a cost of £20,000 after planners ruled he did not seek permission.

The home was constructed by retired builder Barry Devine, who bought it in 2000 and spent 19 years transforming the 19th-century barn into a sprawling house with separate wings.

Mr Devine insists he never needed planning permission, but the council said it was an entirely new house - not the original barn - and ordered its demolition in March 2019.

Cheshire West and Chester Council also demanded the removal of boundary walls and fencing.

Mr Devine spent four years and 'all his money' fighting the order through the Planning Inspectorate, High Court and Court of Appeal - but lost every challenge.

His final appeal was dismissed in March 2023, but he still insisted on keeping the house so never knocked it down.

He was then prosecuted by the council for failing to comply with its enforcement notice.

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