Retreats on the cheap?

[highlandprepper]

[quote="Red Doe"]When it comes to isolation, there are pros and cons of it as you age. (experience speaking here now)
We have one GP who covers a large area and she doesn`t ....get on with everyone!

Ahaa! I have a funny feeling we are neighbours! Do you know anybody who works on your local ambulance by any chance?

[jameswhite]

there are ways round the planning depending on your levels of comfort wanted, at our bushcraft schools they are perfect for heading to we have watertight and heated roundhouses, kitchen areas and composting toilets etc, lovely fire circles under parachute canopies etc so is home from home the secret is that they are all non permanant dwellings so dont need planning. Also if you do have a problem with planning as long as you own the woodland and can show that you are going to manage it for conservation and the like you should be fine, just dont build a 5000 square foot mansion!! Local sustainable materials are the way to go if you need any plans or advice drop me a line.

[hawkafr]

early this year a bought a house in the yorkshire dales in a small hamlet this is a holiday home we rent out through a company it pays for its self and its also my pension some parts of the house are locked i keep my & familys stuff in their its water is from a bore hole ,woodburner which also heats water, backup genny , hopping to get solar pannels put in (bit of paper work needed with ydnp authorites first)