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The government is encouraging people to fly flags, but there are some little-known rules(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\nHere is a reminder for people wondering if they are allowed to put this item up outside their houseThe government is encouraging people to fly flags, but there are some little-known rules(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
This little-known law could see Brits slapped with a fine of up to \u00a32,500 if caught with this item on their house.<\/p>\n
The UK Government has eased restrictions on flying flags<\/a>, including the Union Jack and the national flags of England, Wales, Ireland and indeed any other country, reports The Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n Even county flags, such as those of Yorkshire, are encouraged to be flown more frequently as part of the Government’s initiative.<\/p>\n The guidelines for rooftop flag displays are fairly lenient. The government permits certain flags to be flown from rooftops of any size, provided they meet specific criteria.<\/p>\n Government guidance says all flags must:<\/p>\n The full list of flags that do not require consent are:<\/p>\n The government adds: \u201cThere are no restrictions on the size of flag.\u201d<\/p>\n However, if you\u2019re flying the flag from a pole protruding from any part of a building other than the roof, there are stricter rules. The Town and Country Planning Regulations 2007 set out that there are rules for a maximum size for flags flying on your house if it\u2019s on a pole, not on the roof.<\/p>\n The government adds: \u201cThe flag may not exceed 2 square metres in size. No restrictions on the size of characters. Consent is required if the flagpole is in a controlled area.\u201d<\/p>\n Consent is required if you live in a controlled area, too, such as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Non-compliance with these regulations could lead to individuals being reported and potentially facing fines up to \u00a32,500 for not adhering to local council directives to take down an oversized flag.<\/p>\n The legislation specifies: “a person displaying an advertisement in contravention of these Regulations shall be liable, on summary conviction of an offence under section 224(3) of the Act, to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale and, in the case of a continuing offence, one tenth of level 4 on the standard scale [\u00a32,500] for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is a reminder for people wondering if they are allowed to put this item up outside their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,378,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-272788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-in-the-news","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114875821315321724","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Union](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Scarborough-Celebrates-Armed-Forces-Day-2025.jpg\")
Flags can be flown, but there are some exceptions(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n
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