Sky, Freesat & satellite dishes in Bury St Edmunds

Bury's town centre is one of the best-preserved historic centres in Suffolk. Much of it lies within a conservation area, from the Abbey Gardens and Angel Hill to Churchgate Street, Guildhall Street and the streets around the Buttermarket, and many buildings are listed. Under the planning rules for conservation areas, a satellite dish usually can't be fitted on a chimney, wall or roof slope that faces onto and is visible from a road. Listed buildings normally need consent for any dish.

In practice, most homes and businesses in the centre can still have satellite TV. We look for a position on a rear wall, in a courtyard or garden, or on a low ground mount, where the dish has a clear view to the south-east but can't be seen from the street. We'll talk you through the options and, if a position might need consent, tell you before we fit anything.

On Moreton Hall, Marham Park and the newer developments around Bury, homeowners mostly ask us to fit a new dish neatly, add feeds for extra boxes in other rooms, or move a dish to make way for solar panels, extensions or a loft conversion. Some newer estates have rules in the deeds about where dishes can go, so it's worth checking before you book; we'll fit to suit.

In some villages around Bury, particularly those in valleys or surrounded by trees, aerial reception from Sudbury can be weak. Freesat is a reliable alternative: a small dish gives you the main channels in HD without a monthly fee and without depending on the terrestrial signal. We cover Great Barton, Rougham, Ixworth, Fornham, Horringer, Barrow, Ingham and the villages between Bury, Stowmarket and Newmarket.