Retrospective council approval for an Earthship
After obtaining a Planning Permit I am now seeking a Certificate of likely compliance in order to get a Building permit... all this for a structure that is already 80%built!?? Anyway, this is the process I am now embarking on in order to save the Earthship from being demolished. I have made a couple of visits to the site since putting on the roof and made some discoveries both good and not so good... Macadamia tree planted from nut, 4 months old They said it couldn't be done but I have managed to grow a macadamia tree from germinating the nut nestled in, (you guessed it) a car tyre with some humanure from the Workshop, straw packed into the sidewalls of the tyre for warmth, as the thermothlyic process begins breaking down the organic matter it the tree might just stay warm enough to survive the winter. Other not so good discoveries were movement issues within the building on the western tyre wall. cracks between the west tyre wall and cob bathroom wall Luckily whe...