Will the Big Brother house still stand at Elstree at the end of 2013

[zakman440]

Done some digging, and found out that the house's planning permission expires on the 30th September 2013. Hopefully they can renew the planning permission, but if they cant, where will they go?

[Jarrod]

Yes. They've already renewed the production village and exterior stage until 2015. However unless they apply again before 2015 it will be moved:

The portable cabins and ancillary works hereby permitted shall be removed in their entirety and the land reinstated in accordance with a scheme of works and timetable to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Here's the full plan for you:

The Big Brother set consists of a temporary building within a contained and highly controlled area to the south of the George Lucas Studio building and includes ancillary areas used as part of the production. Between the two buildings (George Lucas Studios and Big Brother House) there is a large area of hardstanding which is used for live audience events in connection with the Big Brother series. To the rear and side of the Big Brother House lies the porta-cabins (subject to this application) which have been on site for one year.

This application seeks temporary planning permission for the following:
Retention of 30 porta-cabins located on the existing hardcore located to the
Rear of Big Brother House for a period of 2 years;
Retention of the tarmac footpaths and woodchip steps;
Retention of the scaffold tower with gantry.

Details of the House:
TP/10/1015 Application for variation/removal of conditions attached to TP/07/1206. It is proposed to retain the Big Brother House on the site for a further three years (amendment to condition 1) and to alter the details of the previously imposed conditions in connection with the corporate events taking place on the site (conditions 8 and 9).
Grant Permission subject to Section 106 03/03/2011


http://www5.hertsmere.gov.uk/democracy/documents/s16966/Report.pdf

[zakman440]

Thanks very much! Just one thing I am confused about - The scaffold tower with gantry - are those the audience stands or the towers with the lighting that Brian sometimes goes into?

[Jarrod]

Thanks very much! Just one thing I am confused about - The scaffold tower with gantry - are those the audience stands or the towers with the lighting that Brian sometimes goes into?

I think it's neither of them. The Audience stand is part of the stage ect...

[DigitalSid]

Thanks very much! Just one thing I am confused about - The scaffold tower with gantry - are those the audience stands or the towers with the lighting that Brian sometimes goes into?

I think the latter, though aren't there a few of them for the overhead shots?

[zakman440]

I think the latter, though aren't there a few of them for the overhead shots?

I think they use a Jib for that. Not sure though.

[Jarrod]

Confused. I think maybe they're referring to these:

http://bigbrother247.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pinpoints-1024x575.png

[zakman440]

Confused. I think maybe they're referring to these:

http://bigbrother247.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pinpoints-1024x575.png

Probably. On an unrelated topic, the eye stage and those stands take up so much space!

[Pronshi]

I agree about them taking so much space.
It feels like the audience is only about 100 people these days.
They need to stretch out that stage so there is a longer walk to the house.
Get ride of the cabins as we want a better and nicer crowd.

[Jarrod]

They have to keep the stage, but the Stands don't need to be there.

[Jake.]

Please get rid of those bloody stands!

[zakman440]

If they demolished the stands around and in front of the house, moved the stage to the other side of the house, got rid of the eye bridge, got less tacky stairs, got a new screen and put the fence back up around the house then that would be perfect, but they will probably keep all of this up until the show finishes on C5.

[Jarrod]

If they demolished the stands around and in front of the house, moved the stage to the other side of the house, got rid of the eye bridge, got less tacky stairs, got a new screen and put the fence back up around the house then that would be perfect, but they will probably keep all of this up until the show finishes on C5.

They could easily go back to the exterior set up of BB5 with that large stage:

http://bigbrother247.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bb5ex.png

The stairs need to be straightened, but i think the Eye thing could stay. Marcus said that there's a massive revamp coming as they're bored of the exterior.

[zakman440]

They could easily go back to the exterior set up of BB5 with that large stage:

http://bigbrother247.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bb5ex.png

The stairs need to be straightened, but i think the Eye thing could stay. Marcus said that there's a massive revamp coming as they're bored of the exterior.

Yes! And BB5 :lovedup:

[Jarrod]

I made this a few weeks ago:
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/400157_2677051221740_1060549641_n.jpg

That could work.

[zakman440]

I made this a few weeks ago:
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/400157_2677051221740_1060549641_n.jpg

That could work.

It could, I really like that!

[Jarrod]

Thanks. I've got so many exterior ideas.

[Josiah.]

Jarrod, I can't see your exterior idea. Can you send it to me through PM?

[Brekkie]

The crowd have been ruining BB for years so the less of them the better.

[Patrick]

They have to keep the stage, but the Stands don't need to be there.

What? :sad:

[*mazedsalv**]

On TV the stage looks bigger. When I went during BB13, I looked around and thought, "Wow, it's really small!". But the only problem with the earlier BB ones was that everyone had to stand didn't they? What if they couldn't see properly? I think that's why they changed it.

[armand.kay]

No crowd pls.