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Inspector Approves Passivhaus Fomorian House on Ilkley Moor

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC · How we work

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Shaw & Jagger secured approval for the Fomorian house on Ilkley Moor.
Landowner David Rasche commissioned Matt Masserella-Gill to design a Passivhaus-standard home.
HM Planning Inspectorate approved the project under the country house clause, allowing green-belt development.
Ilkley Town Council opposed, calling the design a visual anomaly.
The inspector described Fomorian as an innovative design that could raise rural design standards.

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Story summary

Shaw & Jagger secured approval for the Fomorian house on Ilkley Moor.
Landowner David Rasche commissioned Matt Masserella-Gill to design a Passivhaus-standard home.
HM Planning Inspectorate approved the project under the country house clause, allowing green-belt development.
Ilkley Town Council opposed, calling the design a visual anomaly.
The inspector described Fomorian as an innovative design that could raise rural design standards.