I don't think anyone's implied that they can though?

:suspect:

i hope its a big pool anyway the pool they had in bb11 just took the piss!

Wasn't really supposed to be a pool though. But I agree the show needs a pool like BB9's.

Not exactly an aerial photo but here is the site plan that accompanies the planning application for the 30 portacabins for the production facilities:

http://www2.hertsmere.gov.uk/ACOLNET...CS/44848_6.pdf

Interesting.

Wasn't it you that said they didn't manage to get the George Lucas Stage, so they have to use porta cabins instead?

The planning permission for those portacabins expires on August 14th 2012 so if BB13 goes ahead they may need an extension, an early finish, or get the use of the George Lucas Stage back.

Unfortunately the planning permission doesn't give any clues as to the duration/start date: "The application brought forward is for a temporary period of time but the applicant has not clearly defined the temporary period of operation."

Yes, I was told back in May, didn't know there would be 30 though, goes to show how much space they have lost by not having the Stage despite people here saying it wasn't that big a deal.

Converted that PDF to a GIF.
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5593/bbmap2011.gif
"Big Brother Workshop" is the old big mouth studio where they're filming BB12 and BBLB.

Looks like it's all fenced off as I was told.

Hope that if there's no live feed that the series is axed again next year and all that is for nothing ^