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…
January 2016. One Planet People: Off-grid internship with Simon and Jasmine Dale, pioneers at the Lammas Eco Villlage in Pembrokeshire, Wales. As a new generation of aspiring land stewards, we wish to minimise dependence on fossil fuels whilst learning to meet our basic needs of food, shelter, energy and livelihood, from the land. This has…
7th January 2016. Congratulations to Salena Walker and Christopher Richards, originally from South Wales, on obtaining planning permission for their 4 hectare smallholding in Hebron, Carmarthenshire. This is the first One Planet Development application to be granted permission in Carmarthenshire, and the first application to be granted permission by a Welsh local authority without going to committee.…
The next One Planet Council monthly meeting takes place between 11am and 1pm, Friday 15th January. Venue: Cardiff Metropolitan University, Room O1.34, Llandaff Campus, Western Ave, Cardiff CF5 2YB. Taking part is a very helpful way to become more informed about One Planet Development, either as a supporter, applicant, or both – even if it’s simply to…
