The Welsh government has confirmed its commitments to using ecological footprinting as a means of measuring progress under the Well-Being of Future Generations Act and to achieving its goal that the ecological footprint of the whole of Wales should be reduced to its fair share of the planet’s total ecological footprint within a generation – taken to…
The One Planet Council has launched a label to identify produce grown on One Planet Developments. Only One Planet Development business owners may use the label. The ‘One Planet Produce’ label serves both to raise awareness, and so that consumers can see the provenance of the goods they are purchasing. Consumers will have confidence that the product…
Simon and Jasmine Dale’s low impact smallholding, located within the Lammas Eco village in Glandwr, Pembrokeshire, has just featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs. Their beautiful energy efficient dwelling, was self-designed and built with the help of volunteers for only £27,000. A remarkably achievement when you consider that a regular self-built home of similar size and spec would normally cost…
Join us for the One Planet Council’s third annual gathering, Saturday 1st October 2016. 11am till 5pm with music afterwards into the night. Venue: The Hub, Lammas Eco Village, Tir-y-Gafel, Glandwr, Pembrokeshire (SA34 0YD). Come to find out the practical realities and possibilities for low-impact living in Wales and show support for the…
These are the applications that have been passed under the One Planet Development Policy since its inception in 2010. As of 22nd November 2016 there are ten approved applications, comprising thirteen individual OPDs. In addition there are nine One Planet plots at the Lammas Eco Village in Glandwr, and also John Hargrave’s Green Apple in Cosheston, both…
Wednesday 29 June 2016 What’s the news? Rhiw Las is a group of four low-impact smallholdings in Carmarthenshire, a ‘One Planet Development’ (OPD) between Llanboidy and Whitland. Their planning application was submitted in November 2014 and subsequently refused by Carmarthenshire Council’s Planning Committee, against the planning officer’s recommendation of approval. That decision has now been…
We will have a social meeting in Cardiff on the evening of 16th June intended especially for those who are interested in group OPD, eco-villages or other forms of community. This follows the Intentional Communities Symposium on the same day. Several OPD-ers went along to this event last year and had a great time, and…
Following last year’s successful events, we are pleased to announce a second Open Countryside One Planet Development CPD one day training course, taking place at Nant-y-Cwm farm just north of Cardiff on Friday April 8th (Planning professionals) and Saturday 9th (Applicants and interested parties) 2016. Many planning officers, consultants and applicants attended last years groundbreaking…
