Putting a narrow boat in your garden?

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I have seen a narrow boat project for sale I would like to work on. Do you need permission to crane lift it over your house and put it in your back garden, on suitable blocks? Thanks :)
 
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Are you talking about planning permission?

It applies to some large outbuildings and caravans, and there might be a local rule about boats in the garden. You will have to ask your local council.
 
Remember to quote it as a temporary thing too.
Whilst you repair it etc & consider how long it may take & let them know.

That way they may just tell you it's OK.
 
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Any telephone wires flying over the garden? BT Openreach will charge you for a temporary disconnect and reconnect (and quite a lot more if they're other customers' lines)

Sometimes craning boats can have unhappy results if they slip in the slings or snap.
 
if you could find a trailer big enough, you could park it in the road instead.. Then it would only need to remain connected to a taxed vehicle :)
 
Thanks for all the replies. It would probably be quite a long term project. Phone lines etc. are an issue too. I will contact the local council and see what they have to say. Cheers - :D
 
I'm not so sure I'd want to live next door - will you be digging a canal to get it in too? lol

Your saying long term but really you mean "short term" ;)
 
You will also get complaints from neighbours expressing concerns about the inevitable excavations - for provision of a lock and other connections to the canal network.

When a friend applied to erect an old railway signal box in his garden, neighbours objected because of the noise from trains and switch points. I kid you not.
 

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