Uk marinas that welcome liveaboards

simon barefoot said:
Hmmm, not many other caravans in the park are there? Probably other boats in the marina though? After all, that's where they're meant to be. Why does it matter what people choose to do on them?
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Well, without getting into the specifics of what is and is not acceptable, marinas are commercial concerns which wish to attract a large number of clients, so it certainly does matter what people choose to do in them. Like most people, I want a decent night's sleep and the opportunity to relax in the cockpit during the day - if someone in the marina regularly makes a lot of noise, I'll move on and so will a lot of people - not good for business. So, yes - there will be rules and they will be enforced to some extent.
 
maby said:
Well, without getting into the specifics of what is and is not acceptable, marinas are commercial concerns which wish to attract a large number of clients, so it certainly does matter what people choose to do in them. Like most people, I want a decent night's sleep and the opportunity to relax in the cockpit during the day - if someone in the marina regularly makes a lot of noise, I'll move on and so will a lot of people - not good for business. So, yes - there will be rules and they will be enforced to some extent.
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with due respect I think SB meant about livingaboard, not holding raucous orgies till the wee small hours
 
hartcjhart said:
with due respect I think SB meant about livingaboard, not holding raucous orgies till the wee small hours
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you may well be right - the thread had drifted rather a lot to include discussions of the rights (or wrongs) of other aspects of behavior in marinas such as hanging out washing - and I had assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that his comment "Why does it matter what people choose to do on them?
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I believe Chichester marina allow liveaboards. They have a launderette onsite and you can have your mail delivered to the reception. There are at least two I know of in there. I assume the canal running through the marina with liveaboards on helps.
 
maby said:
you may well be right - the thread had drifted rather a lot to include discussions of the rights (or wrongs) of other aspects of behavior in marinas such as hanging out washing - and I had assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that his comment "Why does it matter what people choose to do on them?
" referred to that.
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No, no, what I was getting at was that your boat is at the marina all the time, why does it matter if you live on it or just visit?
 
simon barefoot said:
No, no, what I was getting at was that your boat is at the marina all the time, why does it matter if you live on it or just visit?
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And I come back to the suggestion that it is probably a question of planning permission. I doubt that the marina cares much but they don't want to annoy the local authority.
 
The times they are a changing' - from what I understand from a mate who is a manager of one marina and was group manager of a chain, so knows a lot of people in different companies, most marinas are quite happy with live-aboards now because most are struggling to fill up. What's more, the council in places like Brighton are now paying berthing fees direct for some people instead of trying to house them because housing stock for councils is almost non-existent. He told me that this has happened in Gosport too and is increasingly being investigated by other councils...

There is certainly a difference in attitude from place to place though - some are fine but no mail allowed (as its a give away) , others are happy to let you use their address for DVLA etc - but either way it would be very hard now to find one that won't let you live on board.
 
Trident that's incredible, the council paying housing benefit to a marina! I thought it was only possible on a residential mooring not a marina berth. How did you hear about it, was it in the Argus by any chance, I would love a link or reference if poss. Thanks Jerry
 
jerrytug said:
Trident that's incredible, the council paying housing benefit to a marina! I thought it was only possible on a residential mooring not a marina berth. How did you hear about it, was it in the Argus by any chance, I would love a link or reference if poss. Thanks Jerry
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A housing minister was proposing this a couple of years ago - can't remember who - is it Shapps?

Looks like it was : http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2011/sep11/010911/010911_2
 
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jerrytug said:
Trident that's incredible, the council paying housing benefit to a marina! I thought it was only possible on a residential mooring not a marina berth. How did you hear about it, was it in the Argus by any chance, I would love a link or reference if poss. Thanks Jerry
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I heard it direct from a friend who worked at Premier that run Brighton Marina - but it seems its not at all isolated to Brighton - one of the managers at a Gosport marina confirmed he'd been approached by the council too. It seems like a very sensible idea to me - much less costly for the council than B&B etc and gets people off the waiting lists immediately.
 
KevB said:
I believe Chichester marina allow liveaboards. They have a launderette onsite and you can have your mail delivered to the reception. There are at least two I know of in there. I assume the canal running through the marina with liveaboards on helps.
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One of these 'house boats' is for sale at the moment on the canal (140K) - annual fees to the marina are £5500 but council tax has to be paid also.
 
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But would you really want to pay £140k + £5.5k per year to live on one of those festering things?

I can think of a thousand boats i could buy (and berth) for half of that.
 
jerrytug said:
Trident that's incredible, the council paying housing benefit to a marina! I thought it was only possible on a residential mooring not a marina berth. How did you hear about it, was it in the Argus by any chance, I would love a link or reference if poss. Thanks Jerry
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This topic has been discussed on the following site:
http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7402

From "the inside": most councils would sigh with relief that you have found somewhere to live that they do not have to provide.
 
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