Ben Law has recently built one of the few woodland homes to be granted
planning permission. The house within his Sussex woodland which he
actively works, has the condition that he must demolish the house if he
moves away from the site - he can not sell it to anyone else.
The house, featured on
Grand Designs
on Channel 4 broadcast 26 Feb 2003, and is built using traditional carpentry,
with wood from the woodland, plus local straw bales, clay etc.
Heating and cooking needs for the property are provided by a wood burning
stove, and electricity comes from solar panels (reused from the Big
Brother house), plus wind turbines.
Ben's approach to woodland management is explained in his book
The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management.
More details on the house can be found at
Permaculture Magazine.
Grand Designs - Woodsman's house