[Marsh.]

You'd think when they renew a programme for several years they'd invest a bit of money in renovating the set.

The house has been in a right state for a good few years.

[Denver]

For people saying rebulid the house its not that easy.

1) They would need planning permission which could take ages to gain

2) They would either have to build on a new location or take the show of air as it wouldnt be possible to do it all in the short few months they have

[T*]

Originally Posted by adamski94

For people saying rebulid the house its not that easy.

1) They would need planning permission which could take ages to gain

2) They would either have to build on a new location or take the show of air as it wouldnt be possible to do it all in the short few months they have

what if they build it during summer cbb and winter cbb ready for the following summer

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Třm

what if they build it during summer cbb and winter cbb ready for the following summer

Build it why people live in the house or while they take tge show of air for a year?

[T*]

Originally Posted by adamski94

Build it why people live in the house or while they take tge show of air for a year?

build a new set elsewhere whilst hms stay in the elstree house

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Třm

build a new set elsewhere whilst hms stay in the elstree house

But Elstree is BB

[Jack.]

Originally Posted by Třm

build a new set elsewhere whilst hms stay in the elstree house

Or put housemates in temp house while elstree is getting rebuilt?

[Marsh.]

No one said it would be easy but after 13 years in the same spot, a refurb/update is required every now and then.

[Denver]

There is not much room to do anything though what they need is a set extension but its pretty impossible to get

[T*]

and I don't get the 'Planning permission takes AAAAAGES!' argument. That isnt true for studio sets, as, well, it's on a studio, not plonked in the middle of an estate in essex

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Třm

and I don't get the 'Planning permission takes AAAAAGES!' argument. That isnt true for studio sets, as, well, it's on a studio, not plonked in the middle of an estate in essex

...but the studios would still need planning permission to film the show...

[T*]

Originally Posted by MB.

...but the studios would still need planning permission to film the show...

it still doesn't take ages
The BB move in 2002 didn't take ages did it?

[Jarrod]

Originally Posted by Třm

it still doesn't take ages
The BB move in 2002 didn't take ages did it?

Yes, the Big Brother move had been in discussion since Big Brother started as they knew the site was temporary, which is why they were looking for a new site well before Big Brother 2 started.. as said in the Big Brother 2 book. They started work at Elstree in 2001 ready for 2002's series.

[T*]

Originally Posted by Jarrod

Yes, the Big Brother move had been in discussion since Big Brother started as they knew the site was temporary, which is why they were looking for a new site well before Big Brother 2 started.. as said in the Big Brother 2 book. They started work at Elstree in 2001 ready for 2002's series.

it's not ages though is it?

[Jarrod]

Originally Posted by Třm

and I don't get the 'Planning permission takes AAAAAGES!' argument. That isnt true for studio sets, as, well, it's on a studio, not plonked in the middle of an estate in essex

Big Brother requires planning permission every time they make changes to the house. You can check the Borehamwood council website - they have the C4 Big Brother planning applications on there.

Channel 5 need to apply every time they want to make changes, and they are applied for over a year in advance to the actual work beginning. The planning does take forever, which is why you end up with the same layout etc. for two years.

[MB.]

On-season really can't come soon enough if this is the sort of stuff people argue about in the BB forum for the rest of the year.

[T*]

Originally Posted by MB.

On-season really can't come soon enough if this is the sort of stuff people argue about in the BB forum for the rest of the year.

it's not an argument we're having a conversation

[emmetmcl]

The idea of a new house is nice and all, but in all fairness, after a few months you'll get used to it anyway and the novelty will wear off, just like the annual house re-decoration.

The cost wouldn't outweigh, or even equal, the benefit I wouldn't think.

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by emmetmcl

The idea of a new house is nice and all, but in all fairness, after a few months you'll get used to it anyway and the novelty will wear off, just like the annual house re-decoration.

The cost wouldn't outweigh, or even equal, the benefit I wouldn't think.

True.
But with 3 series of BB per year, having 6 six series with the same layout gets really boring.

The thought of the fact that CBB12 (2013) had the same house layout as CBB15 (2015) is quiet shocking.

[Marsh.]

Well they're on air until 2018 now so a bit of forward planning for those years isn't too much to ask. Instead of being lazy.

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well they're on air until 2018 now so a bit of forward planning for those years isn't too much to ask. Instead of being lazy.

If it carries on with a change every two years.
Then were scheduled to have one more layout change after this current new one for 2015 and 2016.
Which will take us to a new layout for 2017 and 2018, which fits perfectly with the rights.

[Jason.]

Just out of curiosity, did Channel 4 have the same problem?
They changed annually the house, and sometimes even the exterior too.
For example, compare the BB5 constructions to BB6 per se.

If they didn't then I can see why Channel 5 are slow with it. But if they did, then C5 are being really lazy, as C4 put effort every year into having some changes at least.

Anyway, it is what it is.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well they're on air until 2018 now so a bit of forward planning for those years isn't too much to ask. Instead of being lazy.

Why build a new house when there not sure if they will renew in 2018?

[Will.]

Planning permission does take forever like Jarrod said, it was like 2 months to get permission to turn a garage door into a brick wall with a window in it as my mum was looking to turn the garage into the kitchen and a study, so she didn't do it. That's was a minor thing though, it must take forever long time for BB as they are doing far bigger things in terms of construction.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by adamski94

Why build a new house when there not sure if they will renew in 2018?

Because we still have 4 years worth of BB to go before then?