lol @ the possibility of the guy having a cannon

I hope he gets away with it...

Serriously?

clever bastard

hahaha thats awesome

muahahahaahahah that is the crust man

I hope they get to keep it!

hahaha about the kid kept home on the day they drew their houses.

how the hell did they stack hay that high?!

They called on the Haystackers Local 141.

brilliant!

good show

i just picture this guy with a smug look on his face, stacking blocks

Farmer Hides Castle From Building Inspectors


Bales of hay
Bales of hay
Order here too
Firmly placed, stood tall too…..

Mighty drive
Mighty drive
Builds a castle too
Dream castle that too!

Land is fertile
Land is fertile
Farmer he a success story
A dream palace his added glory!

Bales did hide
Bales did hide
Four years and more
No authority to question
Lope holes in law; in question

Caught in game
Caught in game
In the news today
Hearing next week they say!


Will permission be granted?
Will permission be granted?
Reigate and Ban stead Borough Council
In Surrey; not impressed; a sure law tussle!

malini kadir

How do you hide a castle behind hay bales?

It looks like a giant olive loaf. . .

Is someone worried about an actual house rather than that eyesore?

"It looks like a mock-Tudor house from the front and it's got two turrets at the back," the spokeswoman said. "I understand there is also a cannon."

haha, that's kinda cute

bwuahahaha that is priceless
it really itches me the wrong way though, if the guy lived there for 4 years without a single problem why is it anyone else's business to tear it down, let the guy be, if he kills himself in that house somehow thats his choice

UHGG!! what a terrible eye sore this thing is, tear it all down and put up the hay bails again!

why do they have to tear it down? couldn't they just inspect it and them move it to another area?

NOT BLOODY LIKELY!!!!

Hmmm, greenbelt legislation with teeth. Couldn't happen in North America, not with the numerous ways that developers can buy their way out of planning rules.

Still, it seems a bit nuts to tear it down. However, from a more comprehensive news report, we learn:

Mr Fidler is fighting the borough council over 12 enforcement notices in total, which include the construction of a go-kart track on his 195 acres of land.

What isn't showing up in the news reports is whether the building ban existed when the Fidlers bought the property.

chelly, you can't move houses in England like you can in America... we build 'em of brick, not wood.

LOL! Seinfeld!

I'm pretty sure the TABLETS are the most genius thing I've ever read today. Why? BECAUSE I FUCKING FOUND THEM BITCH

He built it in a green belt area I assure you the ban was there.

chelly, you can't move houses in England like you can in America... we build 'em of brick, not wood.

Brick buildings can be moved. It's just a much bigger deal.

This 1820s building in Toronto was moved a mile in 1972. It's a whopping 300 tons of house:




There's also a theatre building in Minneapolis which was picked up and moved a few city blocks.

castle with a racetrack. what a nerd.

wow. um... what happens if you flick your ciggy at the bales of hay???? eh eh?

maybe we can meet up in Dubai :)