UK Dish Planning Guidelines

[Goldyman]

Here are the updated guidelines.

Originally Posted by Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

4. It is a condition of installing an antenna under both the current and revised regulations that it be sited in such a way so that it minimises its impact on the external appearance of the building. Furthermore, antennas no longer need for reception or transmission purposes should be removed as soon as practicable.

Dwelling Houses and Buildings under 15m
5. Under the revised planning regulations for dwelling houses and buildings under 15m:
* two antennas will be permitted;
* the size of the antennas will be restricted:
* the larger having a maximum of 100 cm in any linear direction and 35 litres cubic capacity by volume;
* the smaller having a maximum of 60 cm and 35 litres cubic capacity by volume;
* chimney-mounted antennas will also restricted to a maximum of 60 cm and 35 litres cubic capacity by volume.
* the antennas will have certain siting restrictions:
* no antenna should protrude above the roof if the premises does not have a protruding chimney;
* if the premises has a protruding chimney, antennas may protrude up to 60 cm above the roof, or up to height of the chimney, whichever is the lower.

Buildings above 15m in height
6. We do not propose to modify the permitted development rights that apply to these buildings significantly. Under the revised planning regulations:
* The number of antennas will be limited to four;
* The size of the antennas will be restricted to 130cm in any linear direction and, up to 35 litres cubic capacity by volume;
* chimney-mounted antennas will be limited to 60 cm and up to 35 litres cubic capacity by volume.
* The antennas will have certain siting restrictions:
* antennas should not exceed the highest part of the roof by more than 300cm.

Designated Areas
7. The regulations for designated areas are more restrictive. Designated areas are those listed under Article 1(5) of Schedule 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 1995 (the GPDO). These areas are: the National Parks; Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; conservation areas, and the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads. In these areas, as well as the number, size, and siting restrictions made according to the height of the building, antennas should not be both facing and visible from a road or a broads waterway.

8. If a local planning authority considers an antenna is poorly sited and could reasonably be positioned less conspicuously, they can ask the owner to re-site the antenna at their own expense. If such a request is refused, the planning authority may then require an application for planning permission for which a charge is payable, or serve the householder with an enforcement notice requiring the siting of the antenna to be altered in a specified way.

9. Listed buildings will still need full listed building consent to install antenna including satellite dishes.

10. The changes apply to England only. The Scottish Executive, the Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Planning Service have consulted on similar changes in 2003 and 2004 but have not announced any changes.

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http://planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/ant/antenna_guide.html

[martin64]

I have just had a planning officer move in next door to me, My dish is a 1.5 M. as the motorised. I erected it and as there were no complaints from the dwellers around me i was lucky. Because if you have a dish erected for four years or more you don't need planning permission, That is why the planning officer told me that i am ok. If you want a big dish and no one complains. after four years it becomes leagle like mine.:thumbs_up:

[Gerryl]

Originally Posted by martin64

I have just had a planning officer move in next door to me, My dish is a 1.5 M. as the motorised. I erected it and as there were no complaints from the dwellers around me i was lucky. Because if you have a dish erected for four years or more you don't need planning permission, That is why the planning officer told me that i am ok. If you want a big dish and no one complains. after four years it becomes leagle like mine.:thumbs_up:

...indeed that looks to be the current policy if no one compliants ye all right...yer lucky...hope it stays that way.

[parad0x_i]

The time to complain limit used to be only 6 months but maybe it has changed now..
Us Radio Hams already had a dodge we used..

When i built my telescopic tilt-over tower years ago.. i first applied for planning permission and filled out the forms. I was then told i could go ahead and it would be a trial period of 6 months in which time anyone who objected could lodge their complaint with the Town Planning Office
I made the base which was 12 feet high and then i left it for 6 months until the limit was up
Then i made and attached the telescopic/tilt-over part.. which then when fully up was over 100 feet high
The 6 month limit being already up meant nobody could now object

The next hurdle was attaching beam antennas which were upto 36feet long by 22feet wide.. but that's another story!:tounge_smile:

I also took this approach with the satellite dish and would erect say a 60cm dish for 6 months.. and then it would start to grow.. :wink_smile:
Only one neighbour seemed to notice.. but then she was worse than the News of the World!..

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[merlodlliw]

Originally Posted by martin64

I have just had a planning officer move in next door to me, My dish is a 1.5 M. as the motorised. I erected it and as there were no complaints from the dwellers around me i was lucky. Because if you have a dish erected for four years or more you don't need planning permission, That is why the planning officer told me that i am ok. If you want a big dish and no one complains. after four years it becomes leagle like mine.:thumbs_up:

2 years later.

Most County Councils have adopted the 4 year rule, that is if you build an extension to the house, put up a brick garage garage etc, have a 3 meter
satellite dish, if you did all three without permission, no one complains within
the four years, then if you can prove it was there for over 4 years, the Council have to accept the structure.
This does not apply to listed buildings or national parks.

You can even change use of buildings say from a farm to a supermarket(over the top example), if no complaints after ten years, the Council have accept its change of use.

The 4 and ten year rules were brought in to stop mischief making complaints
and any one making a complaint now as to sign the complaint form and is warned the complaint becomes within the public's domain. You have a right to see who the complaint form and name.

hope this helps. (England & Wales) check on Scotia & other UK areas.

M

[martin64]

The planning officer also stated you can erect a large dish on wheel's or skid's as long as you can move it 3 feet then it is not classed as a permanent structure like a caravan, saves 4 years of worrying.

[pedro2000uk]

Originally Posted by martin64

The planning officer also stated you can erect a large dish on wheel's or skid's as long as you can move it 3 feet then it is not classed as a permanent structure like a caravan, saves 4 years of worrying.

HOW LARGE ... ..........


not seen that anywere btw-- but very note worthy... static caravans are an oddity - they've only got small wheels to just about move them.

[merlodlliw]

Originally Posted by martin64

The planning officer also stated you can erect a large dish on wheel's or skid's as long as you can move it 3 feet then it is not classed as a permanent structure like a caravan, saves 4 years of worrying.

I have to question this statement about three feet, you can erect a field shelter
for horses on skids or wheels making it not permanent, but that is in a field of course, if you are going to erect a two meter dish(saye) on skids within a housing estate, I would need to see the regulations first, also it always depends on your neighbours who 99% of the time will report you. Anyhow happy new year to you all, I often drop in for a look see.

In my opinion, ask another planning officer, they do vary,young & keen or older & wiser or indeed County to County.

Bob