Flag Pole in Garden

[BatleyBoy]

Probably a silly question, but are there any planning issues with putting an 18' flag pole in ones garden?

[Cock Womble 7]

Moved.

[sday12]

Apart from looking like a member of the BNP, none.

[Don]

sday12 said:

Apart from looking like a member of the BNP, none.

Reclaim the flag. It doesn't belong to the BNP. It belongs to us and we can fly it if we like.

[Mojooo]

its a bit batty

[Don]

Mojooo said:

its a bit batty

No. You think it's a bit batty.

In the US it's quite common. In Sweden it's quite common. Love the idea, myself. I'd fly one of the four flags I have a connection with daily. Fun.

[Or888t]

Around 5 years ago, my dad put a 25'-ish flag pole in the back garden and flew the st georges day flag all summer. The gardens where back to back, and there where no promlems. Don't see why it should be a problem, it's your land isent it.

Edited by Or888t on Thursday 6th May 16:08

[BatleyBoy]

sday12 said:

Apart from looking like a member of the BNP, none.

What the feck has me putting a flag pole up in my garden got to do with me looking like a member of the BNP!!?

[Arese]

Or888t said:

Don't see why it should be a problem, it's your land isent it.

Cool. Can you send me some too? I'm a bit short of garden.

[Saddle bum]

It does not require planning permission to plant a flag pole in your garden. However it must be in the ground and not attached to the house.

IIRC, it can only be used to fly a recognised flag, any flag, but not advertising. Some people have been done for flying the Cross of St George with the word "England" printed across the centre - not a proper flag.

[gilla]

No problems at all apart from:

Having it burnt on your doorstep by fundamentalists/extremists - who the police will not do anything about because you are racist amd they're within their rights.
Your neighbours moving out and the new ones having ASBOs
Cockend local councils demanding you take it down for no reason
The local curry house refusing to deliver cos u is racist innit
Suspect packages detonating on your driveway

[sherman]

As long as you are not concreting it in place and its only held up with guy ropes and a big spike on the end of the pole its not a permanent structure and planning permission would not apply. I think.

[HBLC]

gilla said:

No problems at all apart from:

Having it burnt on your doorstep by fundamentalists/extremists - who the police will not do anything about because you are racist amd they're within their rights.
Your neighbours moving out and the new ones having ASBOs
Cockend local councils demanding you take it down for no reason
The local curry house refusing to deliver cos u is racist innit
Suspect packages detonating on your driveway

Yeah, I'm sick of that happening every time I put up a 18' flagpole in my garden.

[gilla]

you do it regularly?

[RV8]

It's not the flag pole, or the flag my neighbors had an issue with it was the shot gun salute I fired into the air before raising it every morning.

[snotrag]

Don said:

sday12 said:

Apart from looking like a member of the BNP, none.

Reclaim the flag. It doesn't belong to the BNP. It belongs to us and we can fly it if we like.

Yup.

I enjoy it when I see someone flying the flag.

There is a farm near me with one outside. It drops to half-mast everytime we hear of another 19yr old squaddie who's been blown up in front of his mates. Its sad, but in the same way I think its good.

If I ever own a nice big house with somewhere suitable to put one, why the heck not.

As said, plenty of other countries do it. There on nearly every building it seems when I drove through Switzerland recently.

Go for it, I say.

[XG332]

where is the best place to buy a flag pole?

[Or888t]

RV8 said:

It's not the flag pole, or the flag my neighbors had an issue with it was the shot gun salute I fired into the air before raising it every morning.

!!!!
Brilliant

[netstar]

http://www.hampshireflag.co.uk/FlagPoles.html?Goog...

There ya go

[Jim the Sunderer]

Saddle bum said:

It does not require planning permission to plant a flag pole in your garden. However it must be in the ground and not attached to the house.

IIRC, it can only be used to fly a recognised flag, any flag, but not advertising. Some people have been done for flying the Cross of St George with the word "England" printed across the centre - not a proper flag.

Damn right, they should be done for treason too.