The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Lesley Silvester on January 05, 2014, 06:33:59 pm
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http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2014/01/man-builds-fairy-tale-home-for-his-family-total-cost-3000.html (http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2014/01/man-builds-fairy-tale-home-for-his-family-total-cost-3000.html)
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its awesome you still need to buy the land and convince the planners to allow it though...
have been looking a lot at the american micro home trend, they are very small low impact houses that cost very little so can be built rent/mortgage free and allow people to escape more easily to a life they desire over that imposed on us by society...
the problem in the uk over the states though is much higher land costs and very prohibitive planners...
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I think its possible to build a place to live .I build metal wood ENE construction would like to make bricks from clay I can cut trees dawn and square them up.I think we need more things in life to give us a Charlinge in life .I could do plans and build a home but naw I'm to old and Happy in my Holiday home in the Dalphaber Holiday home .
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He has a website encouraging people to build without planning permission and apply retrospectively. His own application for retrospective permission was rejected and he's been ordered to take it down.
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the other one id love to build is a traditional log cabin like they build in alaska etc very eco friendly very warm and very difficult to get permission for...