Buying as listed building, applying for 'Listed Building Consent'

bap98189

GDB2222 wrote: »

Is there any real chance of getting permission to install a sky dish anyway?

A satellite dish doesn’t necessarily need to go on the outside of the house. It just needs to be attached to something solid and point in the right direction.

My parents had this problem and the engineer got around it by installing it inside the loft. I’ve also seen several places where people have dishes mounted on a telegraph pole, or on a garage or outhouse at the bottom of the garden.

GDB2222

bap98189 wrote: »

A satellite dish doesn’t necessarily need to go on the outside of the house. It just needs to be attached to something solid and point in the right direction.

My parents had this problem and the engineer got around it by installing it inside the loft. I’ve also seen several places where people have dishes mounted on a telegraph pole, or on a garage or outhouse at the bottom of the garden.

If you do that, do you need consent at all?

Gloomendoom

GDB2222 wrote: »

Is there any real chance of getting permission to install a sky dish anyway?

It depends on where it is installed. Mine is hidden away around the back of the building where it can't be seen by passers by.

Gloomendoom

GDB2222 wrote: »

If you do that, do you need consent at all?

Normally, yes. The listing restrictions usually cover anything within the curtilage of the property. If the dish will alter the character of the building or its setting you will need consent.

gollum007

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Normally, yes. The listing restrictions usually cover anything within the curtilage of the property. If the dish will alter the character of the building or its setting you will need consent.

To be more exact, it depends on what the listing is actually for. If you head onto the National Heritage register-
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/list
This will actually tell you the listing features. It's possible for a property to be listed on an internal feature alone (Say for example a stone carved fireplace), without reference being made to the external features.
If your listing is on the basis of internal features, then you've got a semi-reasonable chance of getting something like this through in a non-visable position, but if any mention is made of the outside appearance, then IMHO you haven't a monkeys.
It also depends on your conservation officer- Some of these are absolute utter jobsworths who won't allow anything. Your milage will vary on this front.

(Parents have been *trying* to restore a Grade II listed house for the last 27 years)

MAFERGAL

GDB2222 wrote: »

Is there any real chance of getting permission to install a sky dish anyway?

Yes, there are neighbouring listed buildings that also have Sky. Ours is the only one in the small village not to have one. The design of the roof means that a dish can be installed at the rear (out of public view) and quite discreet. The man I initially spoke to said it wouldn't be a problem, but consent needed to be applied for.

pleasedelete wrote: »

Is the house just listed or also in a conservation area?,

Just the house is listed.

googler wrote: »

Surely your subscription will still be valid if you wait for the appropriate period before erecting the dish?
Surely it's not a condition of the subscription that you have the dish erected at your new address on the day you move in....?

We have to move out of our current place so will still have to pay each month whether we have a dish or not... unless Sky are very nice and let us have a gap period like Mrs Imp suggested. The dish wont be erected for months. Don't mind paying a subscription for a few days/weeks without the service but 2-4 months is a bit different.

Mrs_Imp wrote: »

Try contacting Sky, explaining about the listed building consent and seeing if they will do a break in your agreement. Some companies are nice and will do things like that.

Here's hoping!

MAFERGAL

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I used to register Planning Applications. (ten years ago, so this is very much IIRC!)

You fill the application in in your name, as you are the applicant, and then you have to fill in the relevant Ownership Certificate . I think in this case it would need to be Certificate B.

You don't have to own a property/land to apply for planning permission on it, but the owner does have to be notified.

Have a look at this link which might help you:

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/166A8FAF-BFF1-428F-83DC-9BF1EEAD7C41/0/advice_20110517_landownership.pdf

Thanks for this, the link was really helpful and makes loads more sense than any 'help' notes I've been able to find.

seven-day-weekend

MAFERGAL wrote: »

Thanks for this, the link was really helpful and makes loads more sense than any 'help' notes I've been able to find.

Glad to be of assistance:)