Dude Needs Permit to Build Garage, Just Buys A Van

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Eric Lund
Apr 10, 2021 5:30 PM EDT

When solving a problem, it's important to think outside the bun. This homeowner found that if he wanted to build a garage, it would cost extra. So what did he do? He found a more mobile garage. For another intriguing loophole, here's a bold HOA fighting strategy in the form of a radio tower threat.

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    Text - O r/MaliciousCompliance - Posted by u/oscarmendonca 1 day ago Planning permission you say? oc s Not sure if this fits here, or a different sub, so here it goes. Behind my house there's an area reserved for garages. Plans were drawn in 1968, and only 3 of the 18 allocated plots have a garage built. The remaining have a cement base and we park there. As spaces are narrow (2.4m wall to wall), and brick garages are expensive, I though of having a pre built one installed for a quarter of the c
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    Text - Someone on the same street saw me take measures and asked me if I was putting a garage up. Said yes, to which they replied if I had gotten planning permission. Confused I said no, don't think I need (it turns out I do). To which he replied that he would then call them after I have the garage installed. After looking into it and confirming I do need to apply for planning permission (at an extra cost) I was a bit annoyed. All I wanted was a place to use a storage, and here's this guy being
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    Text - I can be very petty. So I bought a rundown Luton van and had it parked there. Sorn and using as storage. No planning permission required :) Edit: typos TI;Dr: needed planning permission to put a garage, bought a van instead. Photo: https://imgur.com/a/RTKXR×K 1 1 4 . 4 2 4 3
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    Text - DavesNotHere1 Score hidden · 1 day ago Don't forget to thank your neighbor for the heads-up and saving you the money an actual garage would have cost! oscarmendonca Score hidden - 20 hours ago Absolutely. I did thank him actually. While I don't believe anyone else would have raised an issue (certainly not my actual next door neighbours) it is what it is. I'll definitely be more "careful" around him and won't be as accommodating to him going forward (for example for many months he parked o
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    Text - CocoTandy Score hidden - 1 day ago Paint it garage. Lol oscarmendonca Score hidden - 21 hours ago Shit, that's actually a great idea. Maybe I can buy a pattern that mimics a terracotta brick wall.
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    Text - HappyMeatbag Score hidden · 1 day ago "sorn"? Score hidden - 22 hours ago Statutory Off Road Notification. Basically allows us to oscarmendonca have a vehicle parked on private land without having to Tax, MOT or insure it. 1 MLXIII Score hidden · 22 hours ago • Storage Only Right Now.
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    Text - JimmiRustle Score hidden · 1 day ago If it is required to have a license plate, pay to have it say "GARAGE" Score hidden · 21 hours ago It doesn't have to as is off the road. But putting a oscarmendonca custom one is also a good idea (and legal) :)
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    Text - DozyDormouse Score hidden - 20 hours ago That's a great idea. Probably works out much cheaper too. Especially good as you can sell it on when you no longer need it! oscarmendonca Score hidden · 20 hours ago Compared to a brick garage, 1/7 of the cost. Compared to a pre built concrete, 1/3. And yeah, when I don't need it anymore can probably get a few quid for it.
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