Broads01 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 My daughter has recently returned from the Broads and pointed out something that's not struck me before. All of the riverside properties on the approach to Potter Heigham are single story. Is there a planning restriction which specifies this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I think it might be more to do with foundations etc. Those buildings are effectively continuously sinking and have to be periodically jacked up and chocked. I would guess a two-storey building would be really problematic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I know that there is a planning restriction on the height of new properties in riverside areas which I believe has to do with not spoiling the panoramic view over the marshes. This applies to all cases, unless, of course, you want to build a new visitor centre at Acle Bridge. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bytheriver Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Have a look in here - all will be revealed ( You can take part in future reviews as well) https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/planning/planning-policies/development 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 10 hours ago, oldgregg said: I think it might be more to do with foundations etc. Those buildings are effectively continuously sinking and have to be periodically jacked up and chocked. I would guess a two-storey building would be really problematic. Most of those buildings are 4 storey, only the top storey is left showing after they sunk.... Honest like. Disclaimer: I may have made that up. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 not all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, TheQ said: not all. Is the one behind still growing? 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 It looks like there's some foliage, so perhaps it's not far off becoming two storey? If I remember correctly, that property is a sawn-off helter skelter? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 History of the Helter Skelter's life is on Broadland Memories Learnt something new there as well: the pier was rebuilt in 1958 so must have been brand new when we visited it September 58 on my first Broads boating holiday. One memory of the pier was playing a pinball type machine on which you had to stop a traffic light on green to win a roll of Polo Fruits. I won't tell you how I remember this specifically as today I wouldn't dream of doing something similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 3 hours ago, webntweb said: One memory of the pier was playing a pinball type machine on which you had to stop a traffic light on green to win a roll of Polo Fruits. I won't tell you how I remember this specifically as today I wouldn't dream of doing something similar. In my formative years there was a 'ping the ball bearing into the right hole' machine on Felixstowe pier where you could eventually win a single cigarette - I don't know how long they'd been in the machine but you had to keep blowing it out! Imagine the uproar today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 34 minutes ago, stumpy said: In my formative years there was a 'ping the ball bearing into the right hole' machine on Felixstowe pier where you could eventually win a single cigarette - I don't know how long they'd been in the machine but you had to keep blowing it out! Imagine the uproar today. In my early teens I remember one of those at a fairground where a lad I knew tried pushing a candy floss stick up the cigarette delivery slot to try and release the mechanism - he succeeded but only to get a mangled cigarette. Not to be outdone, the next day he returned with a row of ice lolly sticks taped together end to end and returned home with twenty or so cigarettes. I dread to think what would have happened to him if the fairground workers had seen him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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