27-10-2016, 02:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 27-10-2016, 02:34 PM by Mike Watterson.)
Here in Ireland you are allowed a taller mast than UK without planning permission because of historic 1950s to 1962 only UK TV and via big masts. I think 3m on chimney, any free standing mast though needs planning permission and is rarely given to anyone for over 45ft (larger cell mobile is a 45 ft mast), so a pole on a chimney of a two story house is good 
One trick here is to put up a guyed pole with just a whip and long wire. Then if no-one reports it to Council, then after five years they pretty much will give retroactive planning permission. Another trick used by commercial companies needing a small radio link is to get permission to put a street light and pay for the electricity (almost never refused), and put the small unobtrusive aerial on it.
However a multiband HF yagi is HUGELY bigger than my 3m long 13 element 144MHz aerial.
It's always good to explain to neighbours in advance about ANYTHING.
Too high walls or hedges can be illegal.
A 15m tall mast is enormous (50ft!). What also does he want on the top of it?
So it may be that there are issues on both sides on this conflict.
One trick here is to put up a guyed pole with just a whip and long wire. Then if no-one reports it to Council, then after five years they pretty much will give retroactive planning permission. Another trick used by commercial companies needing a small radio link is to get permission to put a street light and pay for the electricity (almost never refused), and put the small unobtrusive aerial on it.
However a multiband HF yagi is HUGELY bigger than my 3m long 13 element 144MHz aerial.
It's always good to explain to neighbours in advance about ANYTHING.
Too high walls or hedges can be illegal.
A 15m tall mast is enormous (50ft!). What also does he want on the top of it?
So it may be that there are issues on both sides on this conflict.
