'illegal' mock-Tudor castle he tried to hide behind 40ft hay bales

OldNelly

Surely, if he keeps the bales around it forever the structure will be the same as it has for over 4 years so everything is legal again.

olly300

OldNelly wrote: »

Surely, if he keeps the bales around it forever the structure will be the same as it has for over 4 years so everything is legal again.

Not if the council keeps taking him to court.

Also the council can get permission so they are allowed to go on his land, rip the house down and then charge him for the privilege.

Deep_In_Debt

MrsE wrote: »

You are near me then, because I am near that:D

And near me too as I remember reading about it in the local rag. I also wondered what happened about it as it seems to have gone quiet.

chodges84

Whilst I don't agree with building all over the green belt (although as the population grows we will have to consider it carefully), I think planners should give more consideration to big, individual houses being belt.

Field after field after field is just boring. If someone wants to put something big and magnificent up then it should be considered. These big buildings make the British countryside what it is, NOT just grass and fields.

MrsE_2

Deep_In_Debt wrote: »

And near me too as I remember reading about it in the local rag. I also wondered what happened about it as it seems to have gone quiet.

Its on Honeycrock lane. I drive that way to get to work (no traffic;) ).

Deep_In_Debt

MrsE wrote: »

Its on Honeycrock lane. I drive that way to get to work (no traffic;) ).

I have friends who live in Honeycrock so know it well!

RDB

If your driving past can you ask him whats going on?

How long can he keep putting them off I wonder?

MrsE_2

RDB wrote: »

If your driving past can you ask him whats going on?

How long can he keep putting them off I wonder?

Thats the thing

I know roughly where it is, but driving down the road I've never seen it (& I have looked for it), so maybe because of the trees its not visable from the road.

Claremac

It's actually on Axes Lane which is a bit further on. MrsE, if you're driving from Salfords towards Outwood, you go past Mason's Bridge Road on the left (signposted for the hospital) and just after that on the left is a sign saying something like "Life Discovery Centre" run by the above-mentioned Mr Fidler. The "castle" is in there set back from the road a bit. It's actually easier to see if you are coming the other way so that it is on your right but there are a lot of farm buildings (silos?) etc so it takes a few passes to see it. If you type Axes Lane into aboutmyplace.co.uk you can see it clearly in birds-eye view on the north side of Axes Lane just to the east of Mason's Bridge Road. It is just to the left of a huge barn. Have fun hunting!

MrsE_2

Claremac wrote: »

It's actually on Axes Lane which is a bit further on. MrsE, if you're driving from Salfords towards Outwood, you go past Mason's Bridge Road on the left (signposted for the hospital) and just after that on the left is a sign saying something like "Life Discovery Centre" run by the above-mentioned Mr Fidler. The "castle" is in there set back from the road a bit. It's actually easier to see if you are coming the other way so that it is on your right but there are a lot of farm buildings (silos?) etc so it takes a few passes to see it. If you type Axes Lane into aboutmyplace.co.uk you can see it clearly in birds-eye view on the north side of Axes Lane just to the east of Mason's Bridge Road. It is just to the left of a huge barn. Have fun hunting!

Honeycrock lane becomes Axes Lane, I never knew that:o
And then it becomes Green Lane, I never knew that:o

I drive down Green Lane, then Axes Lane then Honeycrock lane, I thought it was all called Honeycrock Lane.
I thought it was Honeycrock Lane right to the end, by the pub where it comes out:o
I drive down it twice daily:o :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I know its behind that Life Discovery place, but from the road driving past I've never spotted a mock castle.