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Wnet ot the Grand Designs show in london today. For those who've not seen the programme it's a self-build/renovation show that concentrates on people with ambitious or interesting design concepts.

From building a cob house with straw bales in a forest near london to renovating a castle in Tuscany.

There was a brilliant demonstration of eco building with cob and straw bales and I'm dying to have a go. Anyone know where's some cheap land ? I might try it in Bulgaria but I have a sneaky it might be against their building regs. How's the W of Ireland ? Central France looms again.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 01:20:21 PM EST

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If there are no foundations you don't need planning permission in France.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 03:43:41 PM EST
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But you'd still need to build on land with outline planning pemission, you couldn't just plonk it on agricultural land, could you ? Course amenities permitting (which may be problematic).

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 03:53:24 PM EST
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Yeah, there are problems. Agricultural land, you can't build on. But there are people who build in woods, I'm not sure what the status is. If you can get a ruin, you can do pretty much what you like. Getting the amenities to secluded spots costs the earth, though.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 04:12:35 PM EST
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