New UK Dish Planning Guidelines

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.