I'm from the government, I'm here to help ! - words that make my blood run cold, best of luck to you. your gonna need it.
@jonsnow674117 сағат бұрын
So many people sat in offices ensuring these building are not repurposed .
@aarona36062 күн бұрын
Sounds like a nightmare. This is the reason most of these old buildings end up getting left to rot. They are not protecting any heritage.
@jcoul1sc2 күн бұрын
Better to rot than have a abomination for us and future generations
@TT_WidowMaker4 сағат бұрын
and the brass neck to come from belfast to try and protect heritage meanwhile Everytown and city around it is a health a safety hazard what a service place is held together with plywood shop fronts
@craigrobertsonmsc.62602 күн бұрын
That stonework is really impressive. Great video. Thanks.
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
Your welcome craig please stay in touch with my channel sir need to keep building this channel
@Laser21202 күн бұрын
My bets the land stealing neighbor as they are closer and have more to loose. Get rid of it before it gets listed sounds like the best plan !! Maybe reuse the stone and slate for the new building. Just make sure its ok to flatten it as you don't want to be force to rebuild. Be careful that you don't leave any halogen work lights on they could easily fall over and start a fire.
@TheCho-k4mКүн бұрын
It's not listed, he's within his rights, no demolition order needed.
@picking4profit2 күн бұрын
I would knock it down before it gets listed. They will cost you a fortune if they stick their beaks in. I love heritage buildings, but respect you are a business man and need to keep costs down
@fabolvaskarika79406 сағат бұрын
That’s barbaric. I love old buildings and keeping them as beautiful as they were, but maybe I would speed up the works before they listed. If it’s only on the watch list I guess they cannot do much to prevent to doing jobs. They scared your boys, because they probably know that he doesn’t know what rights you have. Talk with your lawyer and even see advocate groups. Not only heritage people have lobbyists!
@trevorwylie58822 күн бұрын
my dads boss he advised my dad to keep government out of your business regardless what it is,
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
Yea i tend to agree the government constantly encroach on our lives im kinda tired of it
@judelintonКүн бұрын
Sounds like a cash cow for the powers that be!
@fabolvaskarika79406 сағат бұрын
That’s not wise either. We lived with my husband in a grade II listed building. He started the refurbishment before we met. He is a kind of person who doesn’t give a flipping flamingo about rules. He stripped off everything inside (not the windows and doors looking outside, but everything else. He even made some landscaping as we both disabled and he wanted off street parking… when he decided to sell many’s times buyers stepped back, because of the lack of permissions and didn’t go through solicitors. End up he sold with a loss, despite that the refurbishment was „sympathetic“, but didn’t keep the original features, layout and used historically appropriate materials. I guess you a have a nice neighbour 🙃
@trevorwylie58825 сағат бұрын
@ yea my dad’s boss was running a business .But even his boss knew how to get round all that legally. he was very a shroud man he even became a councillor in the local council and even a justice of peace he had contacts everywhere in the country. Really is a case of what you know and who you know years later my boss kept getting planning turned down to build a new factory my dad did a few calls for me soon afterwards it passed to employ 300 workers it recently sold to a firm called terex but everything from building to employment had to be done legally eps in later years.
@robblack75602 күн бұрын
The boundary fence, maybe someone rang them causing trouble? Maybe HED will give you a Grant towards costs of renovation? Shame if the JCB hit it, happened with a lot of seafront buildings in Portstewart (allegedly) and now brand new apartments built in replacement.
@tonystanley53372 күн бұрын
I had a listed Victorian flat (terrace), that was a lowish grade listing, can't remember which one, so it depends on the grade, or how important they think it is. In our case they were ok. Bangor blues required as original and hex period chimney pots (not original), gutters in aluminium and painted. The used to provide a grant, and listing was prestigious back in the 90s, but gradually that all disappeared. I won't stop you selling, and will add value. Just see what they want and keep them under pressure to agree/decide on new materials.
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
Thanks tony will take that under consideration on the next videos
@robblack75602 күн бұрын
Alan my home in Cheltenham was Listed and I got Cable Broadband installed. Two Council workers and a photographer directed the Cable installer where he was permitted to drill one single hole.
@jcoul1sc2 күн бұрын
That's great, keep the value in the property for future generations
@simonwharton0116 сағат бұрын
Peter Kay Lives On.....Love You Buddy We Need More Like You
@madeljacky2 күн бұрын
Do not let them list it, our farm house was listed against our wishes and now we cant repair it or make improvements to it. There is a large mill beside me as well that was listed and the owners are not allowed to repair it unless it is done by a specially trained builder who restores old buildings, the long and short of it is the mill has fell into dis repair and the roof on it is 70% gone. Listing buildings has had the opposite effects the HED was hoping for
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
They more or less said i have no cboice
@madeljackyКүн бұрын
@@BigAl-Castle same with me, even i appealed it, they basically said were listing it whether you like it or not
@jofasable2 күн бұрын
If the boys from Belfast in their offices stop the work, call in the McGinley's and Joices to set up camp for a year or two. the locals will be so glad to see you build two houses, they might even mix the lime mortar. better again the McDonough's : ) plenty of room their to strip down motor vehicles
@lesreid27042 күн бұрын
And I'll loan you a horse box load of cobs to add to the McGinley's and Joyce's aesthetic🤣. One week of a halting site and you'll have no neighbour objections when your application goes to planning!
@stottybox318514 сағат бұрын
In england, it would mysteriously catch fire.
@jimh40722 күн бұрын
Where were HED when the property was sitting for years with a hole in the roof - spending six years watching a roof with a hole in it 😂
@BigAl-Castle2 күн бұрын
I agree i just couldnt understand how they came to me first day i believe it was curtain twitcher
@jimh40722 күн бұрын
@@BigAl-Castle 💯
@geraldinemurch20392 күн бұрын
BigAl sit on it the times are changing another 2 months they won’t have a leg to stand on, they have all lost their control and it’s all about fear and control.
@MV123792 күн бұрын
There used to be grants available for listed buildings. Don't know whether that is still the case. The slates on the roof look ok, the problem is that the nails holding them on are corroded causing the slates to slip, it's called nail sickness, you may be eligible for a grant to strip and reslate using the existing slates.
@jimh40722 күн бұрын
@ I have seen on YT that copper nails are the longest lasting nails for slates, maybe these are a good option?
@jamesashford9197Күн бұрын
In England, there are actually quite a few benefits to having a building listed. Listed buildings don't need to meet all the stringent energy performance requirements which are making it impossible to rent out heritage buildings that aren't listed. Yes, the extra bureaucracy is really annoying, adds costs and is time consuming. However, I find using heritage materials and techniques isn't just more pleasing, but right for the building and sometimes cheaper. If you keep the building for any length of time, doing it right always saves money in the long term.
@CY3ERD0G14 сағат бұрын
Tell them they can list the building for £50,000 ... when they own it.
@donaldo587912 сағат бұрын
Hi there I'm Scottish & my daughter just purchased a church up here in Scotland a "massive " church which is listed but left abandoned & left to decay & rot for yrs ,we didn't want to change anything outside of the property & wished to keep it's natural beauty & we only wanted to start working on the faces of the building cleaning the brick & fixing the cracks & the lime mortar & fix any roof leaking a result of by being left abandoned & not maintained ,so we enquired about steam cleaning the building 1st by professionally approved specialists those who actually clean heritage buildings & we then sent the usual request to the local council & heritage only to be told "NO" ...& If we wanted to clean it we where to do this by hand with a little scrubbing brush & soapy water 😂...As I said the church is absolutely massive, so this idea of doing it by hand would take us at least another 200 yrs to complete ffs 😂 So in other words these idiot's that make these decisions whilst sitting behind their little desks & " supposedly care" for the heritage buildings live in a fantasy land & probably have never even washed a dish with soapy water never mind a massive building , their definitely not helping the building by watching it decay by not allowing the people who invest in it to carry out the work needed to restore it to it's former beauty ....Since then we've found it difficult to even require permission to put a sign up on the actual grounds to advertise our business with all funds made being put back into the churches preservation? ,they seem to enjoy throwing a spanner into the works at every opportunity & it pisses me off as they dont or won't offer any help or understanding in maintaining or preservation of the building, so what's the actual point in their jobs ? 🤔 ...Don't let them list your building!
@GadgetGazza122 күн бұрын
Someone has Touted on you mate 😡😡 Prob the Bowler Hat squad next door 🎩
@andrewmagowan82784 сағат бұрын
1)Who let them on the property? 2)How much did you charge them to enter your property £1000 per hour that's your rate 3)You need 4 signs up around your property explaining your rules extra 4) just like the government you also have rules so they have to adhere to them 5) the government is a corporation And you didn't sign an agreement with them so you're not bound by there law Why are you asking someone for permission to build your own property You're a free man Look into the sovereign root it will bring you down a rabbit hole but will open your eyes to how much you being controlled and people just except it people from all over the country are starting to wake up and are fighting back 🙏🙏
@ianhaggart1438Күн бұрын
Im new to your channel but what iv seen so far... ist bloody brilliant 👏 👍🏻... green cheese.... neighbours .. but is the same here in Aberdeen Scotland 😂.. stay safe 🏴
@bc9132 күн бұрын
Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
@jamesashford9197Күн бұрын
Another advantage of being listed is it will restrict what your neighbours can do as their properties make up the 'setting of a listed building'.
@stuartd974116 сағат бұрын
Think this is the reason for the sudden visit. Trying to keep the building as is in keeping with the surrounding area.. Curtain twitcher no doubt.
@RayValdezPhotography11 сағат бұрын
I was going to buy a church in Philly in the US, they are cheaper than other types of buildings, but I read on reddit that you can't make changes to historical buildings like some churches so I bought a warehouse.
@grayhalf18542 күн бұрын
I think our sensibilities can cope with the word 'arse' 🤪
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
Lol thanks
@NoName2-g1j14 сағат бұрын
You got my sub...Glory Glory
@Jamiedee1232 күн бұрын
Sounds like someone has been in contact to tip them off that work has started rather than letting it just rot. Hmmm. Wonder who ? In 1980s Scotland (not so much now), buildings like this that had to have major and expensive work done then mysteriously burned down to clear the site which then got redeveloped.
@wingding0286 сағат бұрын
im a heritage joiner in northern ireland and deal with hed quite a lot they can be hard work
@MADSPARKS31Күн бұрын
"A certain place in Botswana" 😂😂😂
@matthunt2128Күн бұрын
Subbed. I like your style 😊
@jamesbaker429Сағат бұрын
Watch list with a new build one side and a phone mast on the other ,where was HED when they applied to build?
@bobmcdermott9535Күн бұрын
How did the storm go, that could be a bargaining tool with from the council!
@BigAl-Castle15 сағат бұрын
Update video coming soon regarding this... Stay tuned!
@paulgilliland29922 күн бұрын
England and Northern Ireland where planning approval is always no. Unless it’s a backyard extension then maybe.
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
Yes paul i tend to agree
@goldiegirl724712 сағат бұрын
I have just subscribed..🙋🏼♀️
@mrpaulhutchison249Күн бұрын
The land and building is in your name no mortgage you can do as you wish with your property.there is a bylaw that allows you to maintain and upgrade due to energy efficiency . No stone left unturned
@jeanetteandersen-wv2ty3 сағат бұрын
If LA had a proper building code And the inspector s to enforce, very little would have burned.😢
@garycroft821314 сағат бұрын
Not ideal, but before any listing maybe just pull out the doors and windows and replace with PVC, normally you only do that after messy work but might be better working around it. Roof wise, you have some quality slates and at least 50% should be salvaged, so you probably want a close match to those slates anyway. Unless they get silly with any listing, it's doubt that they will try to protect internal features, but if there's any rotted timbers maybe just pull them out earlier as a precaution. I think those neighbours have made a call to the council officers, happy to let a property fall down, but not happy to see it return to use without having it on their terms.
@dyannejohnson61847 сағат бұрын
Isn’t the picture taking invalid without the specific agreement of owner?
@jcoul1sc2 күн бұрын
None of us can understand the loss of heritage from well meaning folk over the last 200 years.
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
Agreed
@lesreid27042 күн бұрын
Let's put this in perspective and look on the positive side. It's a church ( or a deconsecrated church) , so you will need change of use anyway. But you got it very cheaply, much less than the cost of the very cheapest site. HED can't stop you doing immediate repairs to stop water ingress and stop the decay of your building. HED can't just drive out from Belfast and say they are going to list your building. They've had plenty of time to list the building, and they failed to do so before it was deconsecrated. Unfortunately, you can't just put a digger through it without planning consent. If you do so, that could turn into a nightmare, where you would likely be made to rebuild it stone for stone. The rebuild cost would be huge. Think stone masons, lime mortar, no modern materials,,,, a bloody nightmare. What would I do? I'd make the building water tight, get an architect who has managed to get planning on similar projects. I'd get my planning in asap,,,,, and I'd be one step ahead of HED. NI is a village so you can't keep anything a secret. There's always some NIMBY who wants to interfere. But F**k them, for they are not paying your bills.
@BigAl-Castle2 күн бұрын
Total respect lesley thanks
@ingridbrowne608317 сағат бұрын
It's a church hall is it not? Not the same as a church and I doubt it is a consecrated if that is even a legal term?
@lesreid270416 сағат бұрын
@@ingridbrowne6083 yes you are right. It is a church hall. I read the title "I recently bought an old church,,,,,,," and was listening to the video when I was working, so didn't see the images! However, all my comments still stand. The building will need planning permission and change of use. That also applies to demolishing any building too! It is highly unlikely the church hall or anything within the feu will be subject to listing. In NI back in 1977 buildings were surveyed and those subject to Listed Building Status were given listed categories. Consecrated land and buildings are recognised legal terms in local and national government planning.
@Cameroncastle12 күн бұрын
the start 😂😂😂
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
Yes
@anneroberts1516 сағат бұрын
I agree that the regs are stupid and they would rather see it rot and fall down
@MaryLove-d5w17 сағат бұрын
Buying a building always comes with risks, especially with old buildings. Heritage of buildings are important to keep its cultural integrity. How did you buy it and what advice did your lawyer give you, did you have a surveyor done? Once you’ve done the work the building value will increase to reflect the work done and if you don’t follow their recommendations then the house will be impossible to sell because the new owners will be liable for the work you didn’t have permission to do. A lawyer will advise their clients not to buy. Find a good heritage advisor so that you can bring the building back to life, it will be beautiful. ❤
@ingridbrowne608317 сағат бұрын
the building is not listed in any way, yet! He clearly knew it was not listed, what more can his solicitor do.
@MaryLove-d5w16 сағат бұрын
@ Buildings don’t need to be classed as listed to still be under a conservation list. If I was him I’d go back to my lawyer and find out what went wrong. Because these governments agencies just don’t come around for nothing.
@stuartd974115 сағат бұрын
Two things. Firstly, no doubt a curtain twitcher has called the council about a "new build" in there area. This has likely resulted in Al getting the sudden visit. 2/ Ideally keeping the building as is, with it's rustic charm, and maintaining it for future generations is the main goal. But because a nosey neighbour has interfered, the council may be fearful Al may make radical changes to the building, not in keeping with the area. Listening to Al, he sounds like he wants to maintain the building's character and do right to the building.. No need for the council involvement. Al just has to convince HED he's not going to do anything radical with the building..
@MaryLove-d5w15 сағат бұрын
@ ah true, didn’t think about neighbours. Still now they’ve made their presence be interesting to see how it works out for him. He sounds passionate about the building and I’m sure it will all work out for him, once he’s over the initial intrusion.
@always_outnumbered2 күн бұрын
Great video like always AL
@leeattwood544312 сағат бұрын
There a bloody nightmare.
@paulinekerr181114 сағат бұрын
Just foumd your channel. Keep going subscribed.
@dyannejohnson61847 сағат бұрын
I just joined…somehow what you’re saying is “a familiar cry….hmmmm!)
@geraldnixon651113 сағат бұрын
If you was Afghani Dave I'm sure the ngo's will let you do anything you want😂😂
@tonybolton454012 сағат бұрын
they will cause you so much pain if they wont let go.... sell it they are a nightmare
@TruthHear12 сағат бұрын
Set up your "Trust".
@terrybull1043Күн бұрын
Wouldn’t want to live anywhere near that mast 🤷♂️👍
@splashpit3 сағат бұрын
Just don’t engage with them worst thing to do is talk to them as soon as they start sniffing round be hard to contact .
@roseybeesley41104 сағат бұрын
Government are service corporations. Tell them to get on their bikes. Law is the Ten Commandments. Do no harm if you have bought that building that makes it your property and it’s up to you what you do with it. They have no right to tell you to do anything. They are in desperate need to know the difference between the law which is higher everytime against legal. Because legal only applies to corporations
@johnnaughton34998 сағат бұрын
Why didn't He'd buy the church and fix the roof and gutters if they wanted to preserve it?
@tobypoingdestre15 сағат бұрын
If they want to list it they should of brought it
@danielsellers8538Күн бұрын
Start asking for renovation funding they will soon back off they list it, and they are funding it its someone local must not want you there
@aisl61903 сағат бұрын
Unless you are totally in love with the place... I would wish you would just leave it... like the last owners... and let it fall to rack and ruin and when it's too far gone to be restored put in for permission for a caravan park... (I know... I couldn't do it either, and nor could you,) but - they deserve a car park, or a gravel patch with a couple of recycling bins for their trouble... let them slap a preservation order on that!
@fatcontroller5162 күн бұрын
Probably doesn’t have it. Opportunity to remove the slate, felt and reinstall rather than pin in. I’m sure those nails have rusted through!
@farisal-salihi3780Күн бұрын
Thanks for a great video. Can the BAD head people list a property willy nilly? Are you a Catholic in a protestant area? Britain has gone bonkers. I would sell it or demolish it but will not let the neighbors get their hands on the land.
@johnoleary93174 сағат бұрын
So if you ....OWN TGE PROPERTY. WHY DO YOU NEED PERMISSION.....
@BigAl-Castle4 сағат бұрын
Permission? For what? Because of laws to protect the building
@gallowaylightsКүн бұрын
Back to living in cardboard boxes!😂
@PeterHoltby8 сағат бұрын
Had a notion to put animals in it.. Farm building ???
@jackieatkins61623 сағат бұрын
Tell them you are going to rent it to illegal immigrants and they will let you do what you want and pay for it
@jimmydickson8854Күн бұрын
Just put the building up for sale these people will bankrupt you let it Rott
@elasticharmonyКүн бұрын
I hope not, its not listed and your reasoning is sound. Dont get defense, reason is still useful and if not , overthrow. These type pushing on the regulations actually are against preservation. I like these old old fix ups , they dont trust anybody, you want to put it to use. They can just buy it if they can get grants to supply it with expensive materials. Nothing like a cheap skate government who has only controls (coersion) ,and can't make money even with all that privilege.
@Glenn-Gubby11 сағат бұрын
probably want to turn it into a mosque lol
@StephenForster-gl5fcКүн бұрын
Usual bullshit from heritage and planners,,there are so many empty properties that are falling apart it ridiculous when honest good men can save them making them habitable,,makes you sick
@robertwilson933 сағат бұрын
Probably a Karen in that white house who always wants to stick their nose in others people's business.
@MV123792 күн бұрын
I used to work for the Ulster Architectural Heritage society. I was surprised that building itself wasn't listed. It seems your 50000 grand bargain wasn't such a bargain after all. Maybe the people you bought it off knew more about the potential restrictions than they let on. We renovated a lot of old buildings across Ulster. If it is listed there will be restrictions on what you can do with your building. I understand your frustrations but regulations are required to prevent turning the N.Ireland into a third world country.
@HaHa-bc4zr2 күн бұрын
It is in fact now a third world country being invaded by third world people
@BigAl-CastleКүн бұрын
Thanks so much i think if i wanted to i could sell the property really quickly for double that
@ingridbrowne608316 сағат бұрын
What does potential restrictions mean? There was either restrictions in place at the time he bought it or not. Potential restrictions, problems people wish to put in your way because they do not like that you have the building.
@WarrenTFH6 сағат бұрын
Smeghead !!!
@marylouwolfe2564Күн бұрын
Oh very bad head😢
@Hasdac18967 сағат бұрын
But if it had been purchased by the islamic community for a mosque that would of been alright
@blitzsuccess2303Күн бұрын
Flatten it
@MADSPARKS31Күн бұрын
They have been watching your KZbin videos.....!! 👀🥸