Woman, 90, in court over satellite dish planning breach

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A 90-year-old woman has appeared in court in Dublin for breaching planning laws by fixing a satellite dish to the front of her house.
Woman, 90, in Dublin court over satellite dish planning breach - BBC News

 

[MCelliotG]

Jesus Christ.... if I was in Ireland, I'd end up in jail...

 

[lovelyperson]

Jesus Christ.... if I was in Ireland, I'd end up in jail...

So would 99% of the members here.

€1500 fine....wow! Hope she can 'OFFSET' that by selling it on the bay!

 

[scopus]

Makes you sick! You can put those bloody ugly solar panels on your roof though, that's ok, which to me look far worse than any satellite dish!

 

[Archived-1]

You can put those bloody ugly solar panels on your roof though

Now I wonder what law they have made in the uk for solar dishes ?, I would like to bet its the same as panels ?

 

[gibertini]

why didnt the court show some descretion and just let the old dear off, 1500 euro,s! its always a ££££ penalty, boils my p***

 

[rolfw]

I'd like to know more about the circumstances, but as she had already removed the dish, a bit of discression should have been used and it should have been thrown out of court.

 

[Terryl]

At 90 I would have requested jail time, I could use the rest, and free food, and free care.

Someone should get a collection up and pay the fine for her, then get a serious blog going to raise hell with the local dingbats that took a 90 year old woman to court.

This is why in the US we like the FCC on our side when it comes to satellite and TV antennas.

 

[TJExcalibur]

Now I wonder what law they have made in the uk for solar dishes ?, I would like to bet its the same as panels ?
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I think I could fit one in my garden.
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[Archived-1]

Found it, we can all have a 3mtr cover it in a mirror throw over when not it use .
Planning Portal - Solar Panels

• Only the first stand alone solar installation will be permitted development. Further installations will require planning permission.
• No part of the installation should be higher than four metres
• The installation should be at least 5m from the boundary of the property
• The size of the array should be no more that 9 square metres or 3m wide by 3m deep
• Panels should not be installed within boundary of a listed building or a scheduled monument.
• if your property is in a conservation area, or in a World Heritage Site, no part of the solar installation should be nearer to any highway bounding the house than the part of the house that is nearest to that highway.

 

[intracube]

Is this the same planning system that gives the go ahead to those multi-story, multi-colour clad, modernist eyesores that are popping up all over the place?

Bit more info here:
90-year-old woman brought to court and ordered to pay €1,500 for having a satellite dish on her house

The first letter was sent in February so she shouldn't have sat on it for four months. But even if it was in a conservation area, €1,500 is ridiculous.

 

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Is this the same planning system that gives the go ahead to those multi-story, multi-colour clad, modernist eyesores that are popping up all over the place?

Probably park hill flats in Sheffield was an eyesore before and now after the revamp.

 

[intracube]

Probably park hill flats in Sheffield was an eyesore before and now after the revamp.

Eeesh, yes

 

[Fisty McB]

I'd like to know more about the circumstances, but as she had already removed the dish, a bit of discression should have been used and it should have been thrown out of court.

I heard about this story last week. IMO her age on its own should not be given a free pass to flout planning regulations, she seems OK in her faculties along with her daughter so the excuse of confusion and thinking they were a "big joke" doesn't wash with me.

From the info I've gathered, her house was one of several that her local council (Dublin City) received a complaint about regarding satellite dishes and as such were required to investigate. In general most councils in the Republic don't tend to unilaterally do planning enforcement except in severe cases, and DCC is one of these. The €1500 costs are for those to cover council expenses regarding the case. I reckon behind everything that has been reported, neither side comes out of this shining in the pensioner & daughter trying to bluff, and council enforcement perhaps could have been slightly more accommodating .

Rules for satellite dishes in the Republic without requiring PP are more restrictive than in general here up north or over in Britain. You're not allowed to have a satellite dish at the front of the house, it must be no higher than the roof line, be no bigger than 100cm in diameter or have no more than one fixed on your property. Anything beyond that is supposed to require planning permission though anyone who has been any time in the state would see that there are plenty of houses with Sky Zone 2 dishes fixed on front walls. It's debatable that many Sky installers there actually know the planning regs.