Ms Geldof's solicitor, Jonathan Coad, told Mr Justice Eady that the TV presenter had initially gone to the Press Complaints Commission over the front page spread.
Next came the search for a venue and the landlord of the Ordulph Arms, Andy Coad, was soon roped in so the idea of the Laughing Stock Upstairs at the Ordulph started to become a reality.
Rees said COAD and its partners wondered what would happen if they concentrated materials and energy retrofit teams in one community for an extended period and focused on upgrading homes block by block rather than one at a time.