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INTRODUCTION
1. This Guidance Note states the
Council’s broad policy on the siting of antennae dishes. The Council recognises that modern television
reception and telecommunications requires such apparatus, but its uncontrolled
proliferation, particularly in high amenity residential neighbourhoods,
Conservation Areas (including Townscape Protection Areas) would be very
detrimental to visual amenity. Whilst
each planning application will be dealt with on its own merits, it is incumbent
upon the Council as Planning Authority to establish a broad basis of control
over where and what kind of apparatus will and will not be permitted in the
public interest.
2. Planning permission will normally
be granted if the guidelines in the section below are followed. Occasionally, it may be necessary to limit
the duration of planning permission if the antenna dish is to be installed
conspicuously.
CURRENT
LEGISLATION
Private
Users: Dwelling Houses (not including flats)
3. Under the Town and Country
Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order, 1992, a satellite
antenna (but not a terrestrial microwave antenna) erected on a dwellinghouse or
within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse is “permitted development” and does NOT
require planning permission as long as:
a. there is only one dish per house;
b. the maximum dimension does not exceed 90cm, including supporting
structure but excluding the projecting feed element;
c. the highest part of the antenna does not project above the highest
part of the roof on which it would be installed;
d. if within a Conservation Area, the antenna does not project beyond the forward most wall of the
dwellinghouse, fronting onto a road; and
so far as is practicable, the antenna shall be sited to minimise its
effect on the visual appearance of the building or structure on which it is
installed.
Private Users
: Other Buildings (e.g. flats or commercial premises)
4. Under the Town and Country
Planning (General Permitted Development) (
a. there are no more than two dishes;
b. the site is not within a Conservation Area;
c. a satellite antenna dish does not exceed 90cms in any dimensions,
including the supporting structure but excluding the projecting feed element;
d. a terrestrial microwave antenna dish must not exceed 1.3 metres in
any dimension;
e. the overall height of a terrestrial microwave antenna dish and
support adds no more than 3 metres to the overall height of the building; and
f. so far as is practicable, the antenna shall be sited to minimise its
effect on the building or structure on which it is installed.
5. When the antenna is no longer
needed for reception, it shall be removed from the building.
6. N.B Although no planning permission
is required in the above mentioned cases, great care should be exercised in
siting the apparatus. Ideally, the
advice given in the following sections should be followed.
GUIDELINES
7. If a proposal does not fall
within one of the above “permitted development” categories, planning permission
is required before the apparatus is installed.
Applications will be considered according to the following guidelines:-
8. Dimensions and Colour
Antennae dishes should:-
a. be no larger than 90 centimetres in diameter; and
b. wherever possible be in an inconspicuous colour, closely related to the proposed site’s
surroundings.
9. Antennae mountings should:-
a. be as unobtrusive as possible; and
b. be of the same colour as the dish.
10. Siting - In ALL cases the visual
impact on the site and on neighbouring properties and windows will be taken
into account. Some form of screening to
the east, north and west may be required to reduce the visual impact on
neighbours or the public.
11. Preferred locations (although the
Council will require to be convinced that a rear location is impractical before
any other location will be considered) :-
a. rear garden gound;
b. rear or side walls of a house, extension, garage, shed or
outbuilding;
c. a roof of a garage, single storey house extension, shed or outbuilding; and
d. rear or side pitched roofs.
12. In these cases the dish should:-
a. be largely screened or out of sight from a public place; and
b. be of a close colour match to the existing building to reduce obtrusiveness.
13. The dish should not:-
a. project beyond the extremities of a wall, if wall mounted; and
b. project above the ridgeline or forward of any wall if on the roof of
a dwellinghouse.
14. Locations which will not
normally be permitted:-
a. a roof where the dish is visible from a public place;
b. a wall of a dwellinghouse or other building facing a road; and
c. formal garden ground facing a road unless wholly screened from
public view.
15. On any existing building
containing more than four residential units, a communal satellite television
reception device should be installed rather than individual dishes. In all new
residential areas, communal satellite television reception devices shall be
sought on all buildings containing more than four residential units.
16. Proposals for antennae on Listed
Buildings, in Conservation Areas and Townscape Protection Areas will normally
only be acceptable where they are effectively screened from public view and the
amenity of the Conservation Area is not adversely affected. Antennae will not
be acceptable where the architectural or historic character of the building or
its setting is likely to be adversely affected.
Actual fixing to the walls or roof of a listed building will not be
acceptable. Both planning permission and
Listed Building Consent are required.
MAKING A
PLANNING APPLICATION
17. Planning applications are made
on forms available from the Planning Office.
Plans required include:-
a. a location Plan, showing where the site is;
b. a block or site plan, showing where on the site the apparatus is to
be located;
c. drawings or photographs of the apparatus to be installed; and
d. if the apparatus is to be installed on a building, plans or photographs showing the exact
position, height etc.
18. Further information is contained
on the forms. A fee is payable.
19. A Building Warrant may be
necessary for certain installations.
Please consult the Building Control Service.
Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to
contact :
The Planning Office, Development Quality Section,
The Triangle,
Bishopbriggs G64 2TR
Tel: 0141 578 8000