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I would think part of the problem is that the council can't rate a Yurt or mud hut for council tax and so don't want to even think about allowing it.

Thanks for your replies so far. My future plan ( 10 years time possibly ) is to buy the wood land then put something like a Shepherds hut there and see what happens, I have no info on how councils monitor the land use so I would just have to give it a go, do they get informed of every sale ? do they tour the area looking for illegal buildings ? Seeing as my wish is to have solitude and not draw attention to myself who knows I might get away with it for a while ? Unless anyone has any other ideas of how to live off grid in a remote place without buying a house ? As you all know any kind of property is an insane price. £235,000 !

My dream is to buy some woodland and build a simple off grid dwelling there, a log cabin, Yurt, straw bale or the like, I really enjoy solitude, peace and quiet and the simple life . I am retired early due to health problems and won't be running a business on site, I'm not allowed any stress. However as you may know this is practically illegal due to their being no way to get planning permission to change the use if the land, I am a responsible person and not a hippie or traveller and would look after the land and not cause any problems to anybody , my lifestyle would be environmentally friendly, sustainable and every other buzzword the government claim to want. Do you agree that there should be a new planning category that allows this within some basic rules to stop abuse of the land and causing shanty towns and camps to spring up ?