are there any rules or guidelines as to how high something like a flagpole can be when it's attached to a house?
flagpole attached to building?
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I looked into this when we wanted to erect a flagpole on the top of our business premises.
Surprisingly, the only restriction is that it must not interfere with aeroplanes! otherwise, there is deemed permission to erect pretty much any kind of flagpole.
You are allowed to fly any national flag, by extension any regional flag, your company name or logo, or your personal flag.
You are not allowed to fly advertising, unless for a one-off event, like "Sale Now On".
There may be rules if you want to illuminate it.
Surprisingly, the only restriction is that it must not interfere with aeroplanes! otherwise, there is deemed permission to erect pretty much any kind of flagpole.
You are allowed to fly any national flag, by extension any regional flag, your company name or logo, or your personal flag.
You are not allowed to fly advertising, unless for a one-off event, like "Sale Now On".
There may be rules if you want to illuminate it.
What exactly does "like a flagpole" mean. An actual flagpole or a pole in general (say for an aerial)?
If a flag pole, you can fly the Union Jack on a pole of any height without permission, but anything else will probably require permission for the pole and/or the flag
Any flag other than a national flag is an "advertisement" under planning regs, and so requires specific permission
Other types of poles may well require permission
If a flag pole, you can fly the Union Jack on a pole of any height without permission, but anything else will probably require permission for the pole and/or the flag
Any flag other than a national flag is an "advertisement" under planning regs, and so requires specific permission
Other types of poles may well require permission
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None of the Poles that live round our way , seem to have needed anyone's permission to do whatever they want to. 
a flag pole fronting the highway will probably require permission but one in your garden won't and you can fly any national flag, national includes, sub regions and heraldic designs, as Clifford said, provided it is not deemed as advertising. for example an indian restaurant flying the indian flag could be deemed as advertising
Planning permission
• Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, flags come within the definition of "advertisement". Their display is controlled by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992.
• However, under Schedule 2 of the Regulations, the national flag of any country, and this includes the Union flag, is exempt from advertisement control provided each flag is flown from a single vertical flagpole and neither the flag nor the flagpole display any advertisement additional to the design of the flag.
Class 7: flag advertisements.
· Class 7(A) Permits one advertisement flag on one flagpole, fixed upright on the roof of a building. The flag may only have one name or trade mark of the building occupants or may advertsise a specific event of a limited duration taking place in the building for the duration of the event
On that basis we erected a 20 foot flagpole on the roof of our building which is about 40 feet high, and fly the company flag. It is very prominent, in the centre of town. No authority has ever questioned it in the 5 years it has been there.
• Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, flags come within the definition of "advertisement". Their display is controlled by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992.
• However, under Schedule 2 of the Regulations, the national flag of any country, and this includes the Union flag, is exempt from advertisement control provided each flag is flown from a single vertical flagpole and neither the flag nor the flagpole display any advertisement additional to the design of the flag.
Class 7: flag advertisements.
· Class 7(A) Permits one advertisement flag on one flagpole, fixed upright on the roof of a building. The flag may only have one name or trade mark of the building occupants or may advertsise a specific event of a limited duration taking place in the building for the duration of the event
On that basis we erected a 20 foot flagpole on the roof of our building which is about 40 feet high, and fly the company flag. It is very prominent, in the centre of town. No authority has ever questioned it in the 5 years it has been there.
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