29/07/2014

'Hobbit-Style' Eco Home Faces Demolition

Pembrokeshire Council have rejected a vote to save an eco-friendly "hobbit-style" home in Glandwr near Crymych.

Owners of the building, Megan Williams and Charlie Hague, had been seeking retrospective planning permission for the home, built in 2012. However councillors have refused it.

The owners now have six months to appeal the decision.

It is understood that an online petition in support of the house has received more than 100,000 signatures.

(MH/CD)

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