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How tiny house design moved on in 2017

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Local planning authorities are stopping much needed new home builds in rural areas

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Tiny House Weekly News Roundup: December 9 - 15

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UK’s biggest shipping container village opens for homeless people

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Country Caravans' tree house

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Tiny House Weekly News Roundup: December 2 - 8

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Tiny homes in Frome

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Diggers move in to tiny house homeless village site in Edinburgh

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Huge jump in people wanting to build their own houses

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In My Back Yard (IMBY)

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Tiny House Weekly News Roundup: November 25 - December 1

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'SNUG' homes get green light in Bristol

Bristol City Council, against the advice of their own planners, have given a unanimous thumbs up to a new scheme which could see tiny homes becoming widespread. The three one-bedroom prefab 'SNUG homes' are the work of mouldbreaking developers Ecomotive which hopes that these first builds will pave the way for future low impact, affordable housing in the city.
The three homes will be a part conversion of an existing two-storey Victorian house into two flats, while the third will be a prefabricated tiny home in the back garden, the three ranging from 37sqm to 44sqm. Each has a small space of grass and patio. According to Ecomotive: "The committee recognised that as a city, bold decisions needed to be made to support innovative housing projects that could help towards addressing the chronic housing crisis. The outcome of the decision to grant planning permission for the SNUG now unlocks the next phase in the development. A small site in Lockleaze in Bristol will be…

This Moving House

If you're looking for a truly mobile tiny home, it's worth spending some time admiring the work of This Moving House run by Jack Richens in Oxfordshire which specialises in building/renovating camper vans and turning them into travelling tiny abodes (see their latest conversion here and a couple of videos on their Facebook page). After a busy 2017, they are now taking on commissions for 2018 and the next slot is April 2018 for completion late June/early July.

You can read a great article about Jack and This Moving House on the Mercedes-Benz My Van site. Here's a snippet:
Life in a van is nothing new for Jack and his family. They already lived seven years in a van to save money for a house. During this time Jack came up with numerous ideas for improving the design and the furnishings. With the project “This moving house” he finally implemented his ideas. The basis this time: a Sprinter 313 CDI. Various watercraft such as barges and canal boats served as inspiration f…

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