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Hobbit house saved from demolition as winds of change blow in pioneer’s favour |
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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, UK - Tony Wrench was toasting victory over the planners yesterday with a glass of wine made from the vines that grow on the turf roof of his wooden roundhouse.
After ten years of planning battles, during which he and his partner, Jane Faith, faced having to demolish the home they had built themselves, they have finally won the right to stay.
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"The planners did everything they could to get rid of us, but we have been able to prove to them that it is possible to have a sustainable and low-impact community in the countryside." |
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Sep 18 This park is in WALES, not England- Jane
from Wales
Sep 19 Thanks for changing the heading from England to Wales
- Jane
from Wales
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