With the launch of Freesat, some people might decide to get a second satellite dish installed (e.g. in order to get the Freesat exclusive ITV HD channel). The problem is that you need to get a planning permission for a second dish if the building you live in is less than 15m in height (this applies probably to most terraced houses) and the smallest dish is larger than 60cm in any direction.
There are also some other requirements for designated areas, listed buildings, dish sizes and dish locations. A handy interactive guide or the full guide can be found on the Planning Portal Site.
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May 23rd, 2008 at 11:51 am
That’s not my understanding at all.
You ARE allowed two dishes - one no more than 60cm and the other no more than 100cm.
And it’s if your building is more than 15m that you may need planning permission etc.
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
John, thanks - you’re right, just added a line to the text.
July 21st, 2008 at 1:40 am
Couldn’t you just fit a (dual/quad/octo) LNB to the existing Sky dish and route one or more outputs to your FreeSat recevier?
July 26th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
@Nathan: That would be the best solution - but you wouldn’t get this from Comet or the like with your receiver.