GinAndPlatonic Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Desperation. Is it a boat, is it a house or something else... Owners of a two-storey holiday home built on a barge have been told it is not a boat and has to be dismantled. It took three months and £5,000 to build the wooden house, which is on the River Yare at Thorpe St Andrew in Norfolk http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12279454 Edited January 25, 2011 by GinAndPlatonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Just get it off the Broads. Any kind into an estuary mooring on the Thames or somewhere similar. There was a similar effort on "Grand Designs." Indeed it looks as though it has been built on an old Thames lighter. Edited January 25, 2011 by Sir John Steed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Ooer - just up the road from where I live. Can't ever say I have noticed it before. Not too surprised about the Broads Authority's decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashinmattress Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hmm. Just move (float) it to the other side of the river. How boaty is that for the council to digest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I don't think that will fit under that bridge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athom Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 As an ex-liveaboard myself i've some sympathy for them but at the end of the day it's an eyesore and they shouldn't have been so naive as to think they would be allowed to do that in a picturesque holiday destination. Where i was we knew the rules, not laid in stone but we knew if for example you hung your laundry all over your boat you were asking for trouble. Building a 20ft high shed in a beauty spot was never going to work. And I'd like to see how long it lasts in a north sea swell if they try to tow it down to a more liberal, but bleak, Essex/Kent estuary. It's a pretty free and easy life generally and well tolerated considering how tax free it is compared to the rest of UK lifestyles so i'm thinking they're just taking the piss and don't mind that they are stopped. IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan B'Stard MP Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Desperation. Is it a boat, is it a house or something else... Owners of a two-storey holiday home built on a barge have been told it is not a boat and has to be dismantled. It took three months and £5,000 to build the wooden house, which is on the River Yare at Thorpe St Andrew in Norfolk http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12279454 Ffs....who actually owns this country? The people who live in it or the people who are paid by the-people-who-live-in-it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olebrum Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) It's just down the road from me and looks a right abortion. Edited January 25, 2011 by Olebrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie The Tramp Returns Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 No way would that get a Boat Safety Scheme Certificate ( Boat MOT Compulsory ), no Certificate and the Broads Authority have the right to have it removed under Navigation Rules from the Broads Navigation Area and the Statutes passed by Parliament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufflesTheGuineaPig Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) It's just down the road from me and looks a right abortion. Aboration maybe? It's certainly not a boat. There is no way it would actually float, it's far too top heavy, it would capsize immediately. The "boat" is almost certainly sat on the bottom and from what I can see there, duh into the riverbank. There building a boat and there's taking the piss. Edited January 25, 2011 by RufflesTheGuineaPig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie The Tramp Returns Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The "boat is almost certainly sat on the bottom and from what I can see there, duh into the riverbank. The river is tidal, only a short distance from Norwich Yacht Station where the fall is up to 2 metres or more. The Broads has National Park status and you are welcome to live on a boat provided the licence is paid, it is insured, and a current Boat Safety Certificate is in force which lasts for 4 years. My boat is a 42 footer diesel river cruiser costing with the tender £500 per annum licence, mooring fees £1150 per annum, insurance £225 per annum ( absolutely b***y amazing ) and the BSS certificate and inspection due for renewal in April for a further 4 years £120. My boat is required to leave the moorings for at least 14 days annually to avoid having to pay council tax as a residential boat. I do not need a TV licence as long as when I am watching TV on the boat nobody at my home is watching the TV at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Monk Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Aboration maybe? There is no way it would actually float, it's far too top heavy, it would capsize immediately. I doubt it, it looks like it is made of larch-lap fencing, biggest danger would be a moderate wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepista Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 1. It isn't the prettiest area... 2. What harm is she doing? 3. Why sould we have planning laws anyway? 4. I've seen worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie The Tramp Returns Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 3. Why sould we have planning laws anyway? It`s not about planning laws but safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepista Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 It`s not about planning laws but safety. Who's safety? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 It took three months and £5,000 to build the wooden house, which is on the River Yare at Thorpe St Andrew in Norfolk. And UK builders charge what Yes there's land costs etc etc of course but all the same. Mind you if they'd kept it to single storey it might have had more chance of being regarded as a "boat" and cost even less to build - as well as not stuck out so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie The Tramp Returns Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Who's safety? The safety of people on boats nearby, there are too many tragedies on the Broads each year due in many cases to irresponsibility and attitudes by those I will do what I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Hun Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 1. It isn't the prettiest area... 2. What harm is she doing? Navigational hazard if its sinks/capsizes in a strong wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehead Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 She needs to get a proper base and relocate to the Columbia river : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drainman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Quite mainly becuase people dont know how to sail (although one has right of way when tacking) or even steer their plastic tubs and then you have idiots like this chav. you think thats gunna sail ......give em a break they just want somewhere to live you nautical nimbys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie The Tramp Returns Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Quite mainly becuase people dont know how to sail (although one has right of way when tacking) or even steer their plastic tubs and then you have idiots like this chav. Ended up getting a heavy fine. I have personally pulled out one child fallen from a boat and rescued 2 dogs being swept away in a 4 knot tide. The Broads are very safe as long as you act responsibly and obey the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly_Boy Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 We can put an engine in if we have to quality, she's just admitted it isn't a boat as it doesn't have any sails does it! It's an eyesore that should be pulled down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Quite mainly becuase people dont know how to sail (although one has right of way when tacking) or even steer their plastic tubs and then you have idiots like this chav. the twit even tries to grab the thing....perhaps it was Fred the Shred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phead Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I cannot see the video from here, its not related to that shed on water that was featured on "grand" designs is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athom Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Ffs....who actually owns this country? The people who live in it or the people who are paid by the-people-who-live-in-it? The people who live in it have the broads authority to protect us from idiots who want to build fuggly great sheds in beauty spots. Sometimes i'm content with the planning laws and as charlie the tramp points out the rules as they are are pretty reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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