Being prosecuted for a TV aerial!

Trick of the Tail

Kilkenny County Council are taking me to court for having an aerial mounted to the gable end wall of my house.

The planning exemptions say that an antenna must be mounted 'on the roof' of the house.

Although many, many people have antennas mounted on gable end brackets, it seems they want to make an example of me.

It came about because I had a second antenna up in my property, a temporary thing (I'm a radio amateur and broadcast engineer) and someone complained. Even when the 2nd one was removed, the CoCo still decided to take action because of the first one.

You're only allowed to have one antenna pole anyway.

The one I have protrudes less than 6m above the roof, as is the regulation. I need it that high to receive broadband and TV pics.

I'm out in the country, not near main roads, in a farming area.

Its crazy, but they won't listen to reason. It seems all the people they took on to do planning applications in the boom time are now in the 'compliance' department, and are looking for things to keep themselves busy.

And if that causes me hassle and expense, that doesn't matter.


Any comments or suggestions please?

Andy
Mooncoin

Paulw

alinton wrote: »

Any comments or suggestions please?

Take it down, and/or get a good solicitor.

seamus

alinton wrote: »

Kilkenny County Council are taking me to court for having an aerial mounted to the gable end wall of my house.

The planning exemptions say that an antenna must be mounted 'on the roof' of the house.

Although many, many people have antennas mounted on gable end brackets, it seems they want to make an example of me.

It doesn't really make a difference what everyone else is doing. What matters are the planning restrictions to which you are subject and what you have done.

Take it down, find a legal way to mount it and get a good solicitor to convince the Co.Co. to end their proceedings.

iceax

Sorry andy to hear this , if my local co co start doing this i will have to hire a skip for the amount of metal i could scrap !! 73's

I had a look at this link but it does not state any bye laws..
http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Services/Planning/Planning_Publications/Satellite_Dish_Installation_Information.html

iceax

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/si/0600.html go down to class 4 for more info......

Carawaystick

Invoke your eu given fundamental right to receive tv and get an engineer to say the method approved by the council is structurally unsound

ViP3r

Carawaystick wrote: »

Invoke your eu given fundamental right to receive tv and get an engineer to say the method approved by the council is structurally unsound

What's the authority for that?Decision or directive?

Paulw

ViP3r wrote: »

What's the authority for that?Decision or directive?

It's only a directive.

Aside from which, the ability to receive a TV signal does not give you the right to break planning regulations (not does it claim to). You could still receive a TV signal if the aerial is mounted in accordance with the regulations, then you are in the wrong and the council is in the right, even with that European directive.

Victor

Apply for planning permission!