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<\/p>\nIf you live in an apartment block or rented flat, putting up a satellite dish is not as simple as drilling a bracket into the nearest wall. In many European countries, leasehold rules, landlord consent and even local planning laws restrict where dishes can go. Getting it wrong can mean a forced removal or a fine.<\/p>\n
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In the UK, planning permission<\/strong> is usually not required for a single satellite dish up to 100 cm on a house, but flats and listed buildings are a different story. Leasehold blocks often have a freeholder or residents’ association that controls exterior modifications. In Germany (Baugenehmigung) and parts of Spain, community rules (comunidad de vecinos) commonly ban or restrict dishes on the facade.<\/p>\n If drilling an exterior wall is off the table, you still have options:<\/p>\n Running the coaxial cable from the dish to your receiver is often harder than mounting the dish itself. Internal trunking, flat coaxial cable through window frames, or routing alongside existing TV aerial cables are common approaches. Avoid running cable parallel to mains power cables \u2014 keep them at least 20 cm apart to prevent interference.<\/p>\n Always check your tenancy agreement and ask the freeholder in writing before making any permanent hole. If you are in a rented property, discuss a shared or non-penetrating mount with your landlord first. A dish you can take with you when you leave is almost always the better option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Can You Put a Satellite Dish on Your Flat? If you live in an apartment block or rented flat, putting up a satellite dish is not as simple as drilling a bracket into the nearest wall. In many European countries, leasehold rules, landlord consent and even local planning laws restrict where dishes can go. Getting…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-satellite-dish-installation"],"yoast_head":"\nPractical Alternatives to a Wall Dish<\/h2>\n
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Cable Routing in Flats<\/h2>\n
Before You Drill<\/h2>\n