The couple who built a ‘hobbit-style’ roundhouse in Pembrokeshire without planning permission have finally saved their eco-friendly dwelling from the threat of demolition.
A planning inspector allowed their appeal against Pembrokeshire Council’s refusal of retrospective planning permission for the building constructed from straw bales and other natural material.
The inspector decided that the building was acceptable because it satisfied the Welsh Government’s policy on so-called One Planet Development.
The building has been the focus of a long drawn-out planning wrangle involving refused permissions, enforcement action and legal action.
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