Iwonder how much it would cost to build

[scottishjohn]

an airship

 

 

would that get round planning ?

 variable views If you winch it up and down 

LOL

[ProDave]

But would you then need a licence to "pilot" it even when tethered?

[scottishjohn]

28 minutes ago, ProDave said:

But would you then need a licence to "pilot" it even when tethered?

good point ---just a silly thought maybe --lol

and isuspect cost would be prohibitive 

 

but if it wasn,t --and you could do small ones as holiday rentals -- -and in very panoramic places --big bucks 

[scottishjohn]

you can tell I,m stalled by planning  .LOL

[Triassic]

There a web site for that!

 

http://www.myairship.com/building/index.html

[Thedreamer]

I'm struggling to see this idea taking off.

[SteamyTea]

Like most seemingly good ideas, they usually crash and burn.

[daiking]

Just now, SteamyTea said:

Like most seemingly good ideas, they usually crash and burn.

 

Come home to a real fire? Like a holiday home in Wales. 

 

Presumably the licensing involved in having an 'airship' makes this idea prohibitively expensive. Just like living on a boat or in a camper van permanently is made difficult. 

[SteamyTea]

6 minutes ago, daiking said:

Just like living on a boat or in a camper van permanently is made difficult. 

Would it have flushing lavatories, or just a hatch.

Be one way to deal with noisy neighbours.

[ProDave]

4 hours ago, scottishjohn said:

you can tell I,m stalled by planning  .LOL

You could install a static caravan and move in. No enforecement action would be taken while there is a planning application ongoing.

 

Put it out of the way down by the quarry perhaps.  If it goes unnoticed for a few years that opens all sorts of possibilities.

[Reiver]

26 minutes ago, daiking said:

Like most seemingly good ideas, they usually crash and burn.

Come home to a real fire? Like a holiday home in Wales. 

 

No, they just burn .

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Presumably the licensing involved in having an 'airship' makes this idea prohibitively expensive. Just like living on a boat or in a camper van permanently is made difficult. 
 

 

And some - CAA rules make Building Control seem easy - imagine having to have every pack of blocks, every bag of cement approved and traceable and you'll get the idea.

Edited July 3, 2020 by Reiver

[Reiver]

5 hours ago, scottishjohn said:

an airship

 

 

would that get round planning ?

 variable views If you winch it up and down 

LOL

 

How about a houseboat on the quarry pond? I don't think they need planning - you'd just have to issue yourself a mooring permit?

[joe90]

2 hours ago, Reiver said:

variable views If you winch it up and down 

a few year ago Bristol had a tethered balloon that was winched up and down with tourists on board, great view of the city.

[scottishjohn]

6 hours ago, Reiver said:

 

How about a houseboat on the quarry pond? I don't think they need planning - you'd just have to issue yourself a mooring permit?

 yes or just buy an old trawler and moor it next to my jetty 

 used to be 2000ton boats came in for the granite 

I have a picture somewhere of the last boat than came in the 90,s --a russian one -it went back with granite and 6 ladas as deck cargo --still very sought after in russia and very cheap here 

not sure how that would go down 

but the simplest if planning end up being very hard to work with  would be to refurb  "the Glebe"

I reckon  150k tops would totally rebuild that to modern specs 

rip out all interior and build a kit house inside it  basically 

but the idea was to sell the  quarry and the jetty and the glebe 

anyway we,ll have to see how things go 

once I get somewhere with planning then other bits will advertised

 so many options  its mind  blowing 

OHH to be younger

Edited July 3, 2020 by scottishjohn

[Reiver]

17 hours ago, scottishjohn said:

 OHH to be younger

+1

- it's funny how all the best opportunities seem to come at the wrong time in life!