Critics have said it looks like the sort of super-modern structure that Kevin McCloud might feature in the Channel 4 show Grand Designs. On Sunday, local people plan to hike up a rough, muddy track to protest about the building. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The structure viewed from beyond the boundary of Christopher Brooks’ land, near Black Hill in Herefordshire. “We strive so hard to stick to the planning rules because the place and the architecture is so splendid and highly prized. The area was immortalised by the travel writer Bruce Chatwin in his novel On the Black Hill; Hay-on-Wye, famed for its book shops and literary festival, is only seven miles away.

Source: The Guardian December 07, 2018 11:23 UTC