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This film available on DVD along with Lammas - UK's first planned Ecovillage: http://www.livinginthefuture.orgCharlie, Meg and baby Eli live near Lammas ecovillage in West Wales and have been inspired to make a stunning roundhouse. The home has the turf roof, straw bale insulation and lime render which are fast becoming the vernacular in low impact building in Wales.The house was built on Charlie's family's land but without planning permission and Pembrokeshire County Council are now threatening action. Charlie and Meg have lost their appeal and the council have given them 2 months, until October 2013, to take the house down.The planning inspector refused the appeal on the grounds that :'the benefits of a low-impact development do not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the countryside having regard to the provisions of the development plan''the dismissal of this appeal is proportionate after taking intoaccount the conflicting matters of public and private interests so that there is no violation of human rights.'There is an OFFICIAL PETITION set up by Charlie and Meg. Please sign it.https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/pembrokeshire-county-council-and-the-welsh-assembly-grant-retrospective-planning-permission-to-charlie-and-meg-s-roundhouse"Lammas turned up very close to us and we started seeing what they were doing- building with natural material, low cost housing, very well insulated. It seemed to make sense."Watch and share the film for more inspiration!