New series of Grand Designs

[Deva Link]

Stu R said:

Who cares about practical living when you could quite easily have a 9 story fireman's pole

He'd like that.

[MiniMan64]

Anyone find it on Google Earth?

[Justin Cyder]

Cockso tower.

[Laurel Green]

dazp said:

Been really lookin forward to this one. Hope it turns out well.

Fingers crossed. Would really like to see the finished article on this one.

[Justayellowbadge]

Wing and a prayer. Mental.

Could well be an incredible building if he manages it.

[anonymous-user]

MiniMan64 said:

Why would you build a separate building for a kitchen? Lose a bedroom or just stick it in that bloody roof space!

Because on a daily basis you want to live on the ground floor or near as possible

[Hackney]

So they're building on land they've borrowed?

Assuming they do get it completed as planned I reckon they'll end up living in the small building next door....the one with the kitchen.

Imaging bringing dinner up to the metal tank and hearing, "did you bring the salt babe?"

[BliarOut]

I predict no surprise pregnancies this week...

[Stu R]

BliarOut said:

I predict no surprise pregnancies this week...

[Hackney]

"A friend lent me half a million"

And they're still £200k short........half a million short, and counting.

[SpeckledJim]

This could be worth £5m finished, especially now it's famous?

[Pesty]

Wow ambitious.

I'm 20 minutes behind the rest of you.

[Hackney]

Numerically numbered eh?
That'll help.

[Stu R]

I believe this is it: 51.4926, -0.1047

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&...

[eddieo]

https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.492563,-0.104032&...

[Jasandjules]

Well, if this gets finished it is going to be nothing short of incredible.

I might have missed it, but if he doesn't own the land around the tower how can he build a garage/kitchen etc on it?

[Hackney]

Given the number of bedrooms in the tower (and a lift) I reckon they plan or will have to turn some rooms into a B&B / hotel to help finance it.

[Stu R]

Hackney said:

Given the number of bedrooms in the tower (and a lift) I reckon they plan or will have to turn some rooms into a B&B / hotel to help finance it.

Wouldn't a change of use like that not be a monumental ballache with a GII listed building like that? Well, I suppose even if it were they don't seem opposed to the odd challenge, but it seems more like they'll just lend a metric farkload against it.

[theironduke]

Jasandjules said:

Well, if this gets finished it is going to be nothing short of incredible.

I might have missed it, but if he doesn't own the land around the tower how can he build a garage/kitchen etc on it?

He owns the "footprint" of the tower and the new bits, just not the "yard" area around it.

[Stu R]

Bet that taxi driver's glad the doors auto-lock after hearing him say he's skint