Originally Posted by
nouseforaname
I want to do this kind of thing too. I'm aiming for it in the near future. My plan is just to have paddocks in the fields (for horses) and an access road in the middle which is conveniently 12m x 600m, tarmac.
I'm going to do it ASAP. and keep the usage down for a long time. Remember if you have something in place and used 'a bit' then after 10yrs you have right to planning permission via default.
I'm aiming for somewhere rural i really want it to work. It brings the convenience of light aircraft to a whole new level when you can walk outside the house and hop into the plane!
Now i am no lawyer but i think this next statement rather puts a "Nouse" round your neck
One of them must be a falsetruth!
"nouseforaname" "I know what you are saying about if you don't use the strip then you won't be able to prove that you used it. However low usage means that not many people will notice it. Then after 10yrs you can just try and get full planning for as many movements as practically possible. It's all about playing the game really. I have a strip at the moment in my back yard 850m by 17m enough to land a small jet. I had to get an environmental survey done which cost £12k but apart from that it's worked out pretty well. I've only got planning for 12 movements per year, but use it about 100!"
By the way Nouse, where roughly is your strip near London? Cos to me it sounds more like Fantasy Island! So Sunday afternoon you want to do this! And hey presto Monday not only have you done it, but you have had an environmental survey and satisfied the 10 year rule!!
Does the machine you fly look like an old Blue Police box and have a sexy assistant in it by any chance?