Main image: CaSa Architects' country Passivhaus project, near Bath
Country House Clause win for CaSA’s Somerset Passivhaus
An eco-minded country house in Somerset has been granted the rare NPPF 55 status for "exceptional and innovative houses in open countryside"
‘Country House clause’ win for AR Design Studio in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire's planners have invoked the "Country House Clause" - Paragraph 55 - to give the green light to a contemporary three bedroom house in the Green Belt designed by AR Design Studio.
Another ‘country house clause’ triumph for Adam as Norfolk mansion gets the go-ahead
Securing permission for a scheme under 'Gummer's Law', which allows the building of new country houses if - and only if - they are considered to be of ‘exceptional quality or innovative design’, is…
‘Country house clause’ triumph for Warwickshire mansion
It's not often you see planning granted for new-build houses in open countryside, especially not for ones that sprawl over nearly 10,000 square feet.
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