Information Leaflet #13
A Householder’s Planning Guide for the Installation of Antennas, including Satellite Dishes
September 2006

Buildings above 15 metres or more in height in Designated Areas

Unless your building is in a designated area, you do not need to apply for planning permission to install an antenna on your property, as long as:

• there will be no more than four antennas on the building overall;
• the size of any antenna is not more than 130 centimetres in any linear dimension (not including any projecting feed element, reinforcing rim, mounting and brackets);
• the cubic capacity of each individual antenna is not more than 35 litres;
• an antenna fitted onto a chimney stack is not more than 60 centimetres in any linear dimension;
• an antenna mounted on the roof does not stick out above the roof more than 300 centimetres above the highest part of the roof; and
• an antenna is not installed on a chimney, wall, or roof slope which faces onto, and is visible from, a road. (If you are not sure, get advice from your local Divisional Planning Office.)

If you live in a flat, these limits refer to the building as a whole and not to each separate flat.

If the number of dishes or antennas installed on the building has already reached the maximum allowed, you will need planning permission for further installations.

In this case, you may want to discuss with other residents the possibility of a shared system.

You are responsible for applying for planning permission. If necessary, you must get planning permission before you install an antenna.

Your supplier or installer may be able to give you advice on whether you need to apply for planning permission for installing an antenna in a particular place. If you are not sure, you should contact your local Divisional Planning Office, who can provide application forms for planning permission.

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