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'Hobbit home' loses Pembrokeshire demolition vote 'Hobbit home' loses Pembrokeshire demolition vote
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An eco-friendly "hobbit-style" home faces demolition after being refused retrospective planning permission by Pembrokeshire council.An eco-friendly "hobbit-style" home faces demolition after being refused retrospective planning permission by Pembrokeshire council.
Megan Williams and Charlie Hague built the house using local materials in the garden of her parents' home on land at Glandwr near Crymych in 2012.Megan Williams and Charlie Hague built the house using local materials in the garden of her parents' home on land at Glandwr near Crymych in 2012.
More than 100,000 people had signed an online petition supporting the couple.More than 100,000 people had signed an online petition supporting the couple.
They lost an appeal against a 2013 demolition order and on Tuesday councillors refused permission. They lost an appeal against a 2013 demolition order and on Tuesday councillors refused to save the house.
Pembrokeshire council officials had recommended refusal, for breaking rules for developing homes in the countryside.Pembrokeshire council officials had recommended refusal, for breaking rules for developing homes in the countryside.
Last week planners visited the house before making their final decision.Last week planners visited the house before making their final decision.
Sculptor Mr Hague and Ms Williams argue that the straw-walled roundhouse, which took a year to build, has a low impact on the environment.Sculptor Mr Hague and Ms Williams argue that the straw-walled roundhouse, which took a year to build, has a low impact on the environment.
They lived in a caravan for four years, before moving into the new home just before their son was born.They lived in a caravan for four years, before moving into the new home just before their son was born.
The couple had asked the council to reconsider the issue.The couple had asked the council to reconsider the issue.
Nine of the planning committee members voted to refuse the planning request, while four voted in favour of allowing the application.Nine of the planning committee members voted to refuse the planning request, while four voted in favour of allowing the application.
Martletwy ward councillor Rob Lewis told the meeting there was no option but to follow the report's recommendation to refuse the planning request.
Pennar ward councillor Tony Wilcox said it would be wrong and immoral to knock down the building.
Megan Williams told the committee she and her partner wanted to live "an older and simpler way of life".Megan Williams told the committee she and her partner wanted to live "an older and simpler way of life".
Crymych councillor Keith Lewis prompted applause from the public at the meeting when he said there were no local objections to the house and the couple were "ahead of the game in many ways".
But planning officer David Popplewell said the property fell short of the guidance in the Welsh government's One Planet Development (OPD) policy.But planning officer David Popplewell said the property fell short of the guidance in the Welsh government's One Planet Development (OPD) policy.