This circle appears to have been made of authentic bluestone erratics collected in the local area. The eisteddfod official web site determinedly makes no mention of this circle, and so it is an "unofficial" feature of the landscape. You don't need planning permission to pick up a glacial erratic from one place and stick it in the ground somewhere else. Presumably that applies to 12 stones as well as to one. And presumably the circle is not a "structure" as understood in planning law -- we might prefer to call it "an arrangement"................
On the other hand the planning situation might be rather more complicated.........
Detective work is under way. Before long, I hope to be in a position to tell the story of how this very erratic stone circle came to be where it is.
Here are some other pics from Facebook.
There might not be the need for planning permission to arrange real stones into circles but there is legislation regarding the grubbing out of hedgerows
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The hedge is in the countryside or next to farmland, common land, or nature reserves.It is at least 30 years old and over 20 meters long.You must submit your notice in writing and wait 42 days for the local authority to reply before you cut it down.
Other Important Rules
Nesting Birds: It is illegal to damage active bird nests under wildlife laws, so avoid removing hedges during bird nesting season (typically March to August).(ref:Google)
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I'm sure the planning situation will have been clarified and agreed. The hedge was removed quite some time ago, well before the setting of the stones. If the land continues to be used for agriculture, then there wii be no change of use, and the planners will probably think that a heavy handed approach may well be counter productive!.
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