Could we possibly buy the land? We knew could not do it on our own. The rough auctioneers’ valuation was considerably beyond our means but the plot was big enough for two houses, so would we be able to get planning permission for two houses and find someone to partner with?
And even if we could what about our idealistic economic justice ideas of land not being owned… housing for benefit of community… which we were beginning to develop? Then there was the question of the Council. I had hassled them over the summer months to find out who owned the access road. Would it change everything if they did now find out who owned it? They were actively looking for the owner, how long would it take them to find out and contact the Church. Would our opportunity be lost then? We had a short window of opportunity to come up with a solution…
Diary of a Wannabe Self Builder 