Satellite dish

Use this page to find out if permission is required to erect a satellite dish on your property.

Planning Permission

Planning permission is required if the answer to any of the following questions is yes:

• If the dish would be located on a chimney, would its size exceed 45 centimetres in diameter?
• Irespective of its size, would the height of the dish exceed the highest part of the chimney?
• If the dish is located elsewhere on the property, would the size exceed 90cm?
• Are there any other dishes on the building?
• If the dish would be erected on the roof, would it exceed the highest part of the roof?

In all cases, even where the answer to all the above questions is no, you should ensure that the satellite dish is sited to minimise its effect on the appearance of the house. In otherwords, the dish should be positioned as discretely as possible, otherwise planning permission will be required. Please click here to link to the government's Planning Portal satellite dish locator page.

Please use this link to find out whether permission is required to erect a TV, CB or radio communications aerial.

Follow these links for more information on:

• how to submit a planning application
• how to obtain planning application forms
• how to contact our Development Control team

 

Building Regulations

Building Regulations approval is not required.

 

Please click here to link back to our Permission Guide.