The Greenbuild News blog, for one, is glad to see that Gary Neville has won planning permission for an eco house on moorland in Harwood, near Bolton. His proposal for an £8m sustainable family home, built into the earth (and therefore dubbed by the nationals as a Teletubbies house), was approved after the height of the wind turbine was reduced. Usually spotted in gas-guzzling cars or jetting off on long-haul flughts, footballers aren't known for their planet-saving tendancies. So Neville's desire to reduce his family's environmental impact, with a combination of a groundsource heat pump and wind power, is both surprising and admirable.
There are a number of vocal locals who are not in favour of the planned house and have branded it as 'disgusting'. According to the Manchester Evening News, the protestors believe the house will 'decimate' the land and lead to noise pollution. Due to the site being on greenbelt land, the final decision rest with the Government Office for the North West (GONW), who will decide if the design is innovative enough to justify building on protected land.
Friday, 4 March 2011
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