Raymond Hollocks, 73, appeared in court this week after failing to pay fines of more than £20,000 linked to his long-running feud with the Broads Authority. Norwich Magistrates’ Court heard he had paid only £5,000 by an April 6 deadline, leaving him facing a hearing that could have led to a warrant for imprisonment over non-payment.

Magistrates accepted a proposal for Hollocks to pay £1,000 a month until the debts are cleared. The hearing centred on money owed after last year’s ruling, when Judge Alice Robinson fined him £7,200 and ordered him to pay £19,460 in costs, saying there was “absolutely no remorse” after he and others admitted failing to comply with six enforcement notices.

Those notices required the removal of static caravans from the Beauchamp Arms site, part of a dispute that has run for years across the River Yare and beyond. Hollocks acquired the Beauchamp Arms in 1997, and the row later spread to Loddon Marina and the now-closed Berney Arms, where the Broads Authority has also challenged his management.

Last year, Hollocks, his son William and Carlton St Peter Properties Ltd were fined more than £65,000 after pleading guilty to failing to comply with the notices. William Hollocks has £13,330 in outstanding fines and costs, did not attend this week’s hearing and had his case adjourned to a later date. Carlton St Peter Properties Ltd is also facing action over non-payment in separate proceedings in Essex.

In court, Hollocks said he was “struggling to replace lost income” and argued that the removal of the caravans had hit his hospitality business. He told magistrates, “We’re in a very severe financial position because the enforcement notices have seen the removal of static caravans and hit our hospitality business meaning a lot of our ability to pay has been taken away.” He has previously described the series of enforcement actions as a “vendetta”.

The dispute is not limited to this case. Earlier this year, Hollocks pleaded not guilty to two charges involving a houseboat called Diana, said to have been moored at the pub in breach of byelaws. For now, the court has steered away from immediate jail action, but the debts, the broader planning fight and the separate Essex proceedings keep the pressure on a family business that has been in conflict with the Broads Authority for years.