A householder who built an art studio in his garden to help him paint is appealing to Scottish Ministers to step in after Midlothian Council refused it planning permission.
Peter Adams was granted permission to build the outhouse in his garden by his landlords Melville Housing Association and said he believed that he would not need any additional approval from the council.
However the local authority ordered him to apply for permission and then refused to grant it saying the studio was of an "unconventional design" and "size" and was detrimental to the character of the area.
