B R L v EQC & IAG New Zealand Ltd [2020] CEIT-2020-0051 [pdf, 934 KB]
...the outside, the building resembles a barn with a pitched gable roof and a lean-to on the western side. The original plans, prepared by Mr Cowie and submitted in August 2009, described the building as “proposed barn”. The Cowies admit that the family referred to it as “the barn”. [28] The building consent issued by the Selwyn District Council on 8 October 2009 described the property as “Garage/office/domestic dwelling”. The intended use was said to be “non-habitable...