An eco-home made from old tyres and wood crates built without planning permission can stay because of new planning rules, a planning inspector has ruled. Matthew Lepley and Jules Smith built their home in a field in Beaworthy, Devon, having decided not to apply for planning permission as a matter of principle. Neighbours complained and they were ordered by Torridge District Council to leave by February. But in a landmark ruling planners have praised their “passion” and “commitment” to sustainable living and said the building could remain for three years in which time the couple need to prove they are sustainable. Gareth Symons, a planning inspector, said that building was in line with the new National Planning Policy Framework which introduced a new bias in favour of “sustainable development” when it was unveiled in March 2012.
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