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Eco-couple told to pull down their hobbit home

the house is made entirely out of natural materials but has been constructed without planning permission

hobbit home has got to go

if this was to be passed off as acceptable then it would set the precedent for others to follow suit so in this instance I agree with the decision

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  • Pretty naive to build it without planning permission but you cant help but feel sorry for them. In principal I also agree with the decision. I dont agree with the planning officers comments though that it harms the character of the countryside. I dont think I have ever seen a property that blends into the countryside as much as that one does.

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    Wasn't this property featured on Grand Designs?

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    I can't find any links or images to this house being featured on Grand Designs Phil

  • There was a very similar house on G Designs - ie using natural wood a lot - but it wasn't that one. Such a shame - the article says how secluded it is so how can it have such a harmful impact on the countryside's character .... I hope they can appeal successfully.

  • Douglas Bader had it nailed on...'rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men'.

    Hope the Council has a rethink, there's no harm done by this project, to people or environment, and it's built on private land. This young fella is sheltering his family and, by all accounts, is no burden on the state, he should be encouraged. Welshmen have been building homes in the hills for centuries, needs must.

    Not the first to build a hobbit home either...

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039719/Simon-Dale-How-I-bu...

  • We don't know any of this from this story. The pictures don't show us the surroundings, we don't know WHAT private property it is on, or what the land is used for. We don't know what environmental impact the property has (e.g. what about waste, how is that being dealt with). All the facts that I can see are that the house was built without planning permission and I see no reason why they should get away with it. I'm sure it wasn't naive, I'm sure they were chancing it hoping they'd get away with it. You don't undertake a project like this without thinking about planning!

    there's no harm done by this project, to people or environment, and it's built on private land. This young fella is sheltering his family and, by all accounts, is no burden on the state, he should be encouraged. Welshmen have been building homes in the hills for centuries, needs must

    I dont agree with the planning officers comments though that it harms the character of the countryside. I dont think I have ever seen a property that blends into the countryside as much as that one does.

  • it is a beautiful home and it is a crime to tear it down. but if i need planning permission for garden decking when it's more than 300mm above the ground, then i don't see why anyone else should be able to build a 'house' without bothering with that tedious planning business.

    it's a shame retrospective permission could not be arranged, but then i guess building control would have kittens over signing it off...........

  • A couple of different sources claim it's family-owned land, Dan. Can't verify whether it's a fact or not, but it would be a pretty boring forum if the only people posting an opinion on here were those with all the facts at their disposal!

    http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/earmarked-for...

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    big shame that is a one in a million home and I to am gutted for them, BUT I also am on the side of the council in principle as permission should of been requested first that's why its there to stop others going mad with builds.

    the worst thing is there would be a 99% chance it would have passed with no problems then they would not have this problem.

  • a real shame ,as it looks a great house that is harming no one ,however why did they not seek planning first ?

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