McCartney to lose log cabin

Paul McCartney has been ordered to tear down a log cabin on his estate in southern England.

The Rother District Council refused to give the musician retrospective planning permission for the cabin on the grounds of Woodlands Farm in Peasemarsh, about 110km southeast of London.

McCartney said the cabin provided "privacy, seclusion and security" away from a public footpath near the farmhouse.

The council said the building harmed "the intrinsic landscape quality and character" of the area.