An ‘eco-home’ which has been built from old tires in a field in Devon in the UK without planning permission can remain because of controversial new planning rules.
The couple spent five years sleeping in tents and living off the land while they constructed a one bedroom eco-cabin from wooden crates and lorry tires and were going to have to tear it down but in a landmark ruling planners have praised their “passion” and “commitment” to sustainable living and said the building could remain.
The building was in line with the new National Planning Policy Framework which introduced a new bias in favor of “sustainable development” when it was unveiled in March 2012.
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