The Natural Death Centre, the single fact regarding private land burial which most surprises people at the outset is that for a limited number of interments, planning permission is not required adding: "The reason is simple - the presence of a very small number of burials would not constitute a ‘material change of use’, hence no such consent would be required. " The registered charity points out that the following rules must be followed if you want to do an 'at home' funeral - which is what Location, Location, Location star Kirstie Allsopp did in 2014.
She buried her mum Lady Hindlip in a wicker coffin in the garden of her Dorset home but has recently admitted i t wasn't easy following her mother's last wishes.
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