I believe there should be planning control to protect the land from being over developed and turned into one mass of concrete. This is to protect us all. Too large a proportion of hard surfaces that do not absorb water causes problems with climate and flooding. So planning control is good. Also to protect the country from becoming one homogenous mass of the same steel framed boxes and indistinct shells.
Meanwhile there are many people facing poverty, caught in traps unable to afford a home of their own, ending up in over crowded soulless spaces. I believe that any dwelling created by the person who then lives in it from locally sourced materials, unique and individual, should not be judged on the same criteria as a developer coming in to make profit and leave.
If this story is correct, that as of the 1st August 2013 Pembrokeshire County Council's enforcement say the property must be demolished within 2 months because,
"benefits of the development did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the countryside". The planners have gone mad. To destroy this beautiful property would be a travesty and the planners involved should be ashamed. It should be considered a temporary structure and be given a length of time that it can be there. I would suggest 25 years. That is time for the family who live there to grow up and leave to make homes of their own and then the elements that last that long can be reclaimed for another structure.
If this story is correct, that as of the 1st August 2013 Pembrokeshire County Council's enforcement say the property must be demolished within 2 months because,
"benefits of the development did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the countryside". The planners have gone mad. To destroy this beautiful property would be a travesty and the planners involved should be ashamed. It should be considered a temporary structure and be given a length of time that it can be there. I would suggest 25 years. That is time for the family who live there to grow up and leave to make homes of their own and then the elements that last that long can be reclaimed for another structure.
