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Nissanhut
jibe over
'geenthome
AN 'ilmovati1,e'house of the
tuture v,/ascriticisedas "a r€ry
larye Nilsan hut" by a council-
lor
But Clh Padina Stocl<ell's
(Con)viewsof the d€sigDof the
twestorey,four.b€al&omhoirxe
in PaA€hurst Road,Staplehust,
w€{enot shar€dby felow m€!]l-
b€lsof Maidstone courlcil'splan-
The applicantand Factising
arclit€ct RichardHawkes,who
haslicd with hi! wifein Staple
hulst for ft,€ years,told coun-
cillo$ it had b€enthe couple's
lona-helddreamto buiild their
Thehouse,which he saidbad
groi|n'oreanicanyft0ndleland.
scape'wouldfeaturea plianted
arch,Iaryehr]l-lenstl windo'ns
on only one side, weathered
sweet chestnut cladding and
eco-fiienry featul€sincluding
solarwater heatingand a r€€d
b€dfiltration s).stem.
Althoush Staplehust Parish
Councilobjectedto the applica-
tion, sayingthe hou!€ ims too
larSeand out of keeping,plan-
ningpemtssionwasgmnt€d.