Brian,
It's shocking how short sighted UK planners
can be, and doubly so when other parts of the same country have even gone as
far as building straw bale council houses. Stick with it, don't give up, and if
you are finally beaten then come to retire in Poland where
they are open to natural building methods (and planning generally come to think
of it!).
Did you make an online vote? If you haven't then please do: http://naturalhomes.org/naturalhomesvote.htm
. Better still, put the vote on your website to
help collect more votes. What would you bet the outcome to be?
Oliver