The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

Class HW

Permitted developmentW

H.  The installation, alteration or replacement of [F1a microwave antenna] on a dwellinghouse or within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse.

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Development not permittedW

[F2H.1  Development is not permitted by Class H if—

(a)it would result in the presence on the dwellinghouse or within its curtilage of—

(i)more than two antennas;

(ii)a single antenna exceeding 100 centimetres in length;

(iii)two antennas which do not meet the relevant size criteria;

(iv)an antenna installed on a chimney, where the length of the antenna would exceed 60 centimetres;

(v)an antenna installed on a chimney, where the antenna would protrude above the chimney;

(vi)an antenna with a cubic capacity in excess of 35 litres;

(b)in the case of an antenna to be installed on a roof without a chimney, the highest part of the antenna would be higher than the highest part of the roof;

(c)in the case of an antenna to be installed on a roof with a chimney, the highest part of the antenna would be higher than the highest part of the chimney, or 60 centimetres measured from the highest part of the ridge tiles of the roof, whichever is the lower;

(d)in the case of article 1(5) land, it would consist of the installation of an antenna—

(i)on a chimney, wall or roof slope which faces onto, and is visible from, a highway;

(ii)on a building which exceeds 15 metres in height.]

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Class H para. H.1 substituted (except that para. H.1(d)(ii) ("in the Broads, on a chimney, wall or roof slope which faces onto, and is visible from, a waterway;") is excluded and para. H.1(d)(iii) is instead numbered as (ii)) (W.) (31.1.2006) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/124), arts. 1(1), 3(3)(b)

ConditionsW

H.2  Development is permitted by Class H subject to the following conditions—

(a)an antenna installed on a building shall, so far as practicable, be sited so as to minimise its effect on the external appearance of the building;

[F3(b)an antenna no longer needed for reception or transmission purposes shall be removed as soon as reasonably practicable]

Textual Amendments

[F4H.3.  The relevant size criteria for the purpose of paragraph H.1(a)(iii) are that:W

(a)only one of the antennas may exceed 60 centimetres in length; and

(b)any antenna which exceeds 60 centimetres in length must not exceed 100 centimetres in length.

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H.4.  The length of an antenna is to be measured in any linear direction, and shall exclude any projecting feed element, reinforcing rim, mounting or brackets.W

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H.5.  The maximum number of antenna for the purpose of paragraph H.1(a) includes any small antenna permitted under Class A of Part 24.]W

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Interpretation of Part 1W

I.  For the purposes of Part 1—

  • “resulting building" means the dwellinghouse as enlarged, improved or altered, taking into account any enlargement, improvement or alteration to the original dwellinghouse, whether permitted by this Part or not; and

  • “terrace house" means a dwellinghouse situated in a row of three or more dwellinghouses used or designed for use as single dwellings, where—

    (a)

    it shares a party wall with, or has a main wall adjoining the main wall of, the dwellinghouse on either side; or

    (b)

    if it is at the end of a row, it shares a party wall with or has a main wall adjoining the main wall of a dwellinghouse which fulfils the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) above.