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NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

This Planning Policy Statement, PPS 10 'Telecommunications', sets out the Department's planning policies for telecommunications development. It embodies the Government's commitment to facilitate the g

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The policies of this Statement supersede Policy PSU 13, Telecommunications, of the Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland. Where this policy is referred to elsewhere in the Planning Strategy the

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Modern telecommunications are an essential and beneficial element in the life of the people of Northern Ireland and of the regional economy. Much of the telephone network is, of course, long establish

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The aim of Government2 telecommunications policy is to ensure that people have: • a wide range of services from which to choose; • equitable access to the latest technologies as they become available;

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Fast, reliable and cost-effective modern telecommunications can attract new businesses and enable economic growth by opening up new markets and new opportunities for diverse and innovative services. T

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The Programme for Government (December 2001) indicates that the Executive will work to ensure that the communications infrastructure of Northern Ireland is developed to a standard that our economy req

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During 2002-2005 the Executive, working with the private sector, will also continue to implement the telecommunications strategy that will ensure that all of Northern Ireland has a world class telecom

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The Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland 2025 (RDS) published in September 2001 by the Department for Regional Development acknowledges that continuing developments in telecommunications

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The RDS highlights the need for the development of a long term investment strategy for infrastructure supportive of the regional economy, involving both public and private sectors. This will include p

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Telecommunications legislation and regulation is reserved to the UK Parliament and administered by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Legislative responsibility for town and country planning

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Operators of public telecommunications systems in the UK require a licence issued by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry under the Telecommunications Act 1984. In order to facilitate the ins

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The Office of Telecommunications (OFTEL), a non-ministerial Government Department, regulates the UK telecoms industry under the 1984 Act by monitoring, enforcing and modifying the conditions attached

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The Government White Paper entitled 'A New Future for Communications' issued in December 2000 sets out the proposed new framework for communications regulation in the 21st century. It seeks to ensure

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In addition to a licence required under the Telecommunications Act operators who provide telecommunication services by means of radio may require a licence issued under the Wireless Telegraphy Act (19

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Free standing telecommunications masts, cabling and equipment housings are not subject to building regulations. Where however masts or equipment are attached to or placed on a building, building contr

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Under the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) seeks to ensure that risks to people's health and safety arising from wor

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It is not for the planning system to replicate controls which exist under the health and safety regime. The enforcement of health and safety at work legislation is a matter for HSENI. If, once a parti

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Government and others in relation to protection from radiation hazards, to undertake supporting research and to provide technical services to those concerned with radiation hazards. Drawing upon the m

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In 1999, the Government asked the National Radiological Protection Board to set up the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones (IEGMP). This Group, under the chairmanship of Sir William Stewart FRS

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In respect of base stations, the report concluded that "the balance of evidence indicates that there is no general risk to the health of people living near to base stations on the basis that exposures

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The IEGMP recommended a precautionary approach, comprising a series of specific measures, to the use of mobile phone technologies until there is more detailed and scientifically robust information on

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All new base stations will meet the ICNIRP guidelines. that an independent random audit of base stations should be carried out to give the public confidence that emissions to which the public are exp

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that a national database be set up giving details of all base stations and their emissions. The Radiocommunications Agency has recently established and will now be maintaining a single co-ordinated d

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that clear exclusion zones should be in place around all base station antennas to protect the public from areas where emission levels may exceed the ICNIRP public exposure guidelines. These exclusion

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that, in relation to macrocell base stations, the zone where the concentration of radio waves is higher than elsewhere, should not fall on any part of a school's grounds or buildings without agreement

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that a substantial research programme, overseen by a demonstrably independent panel, should be financed by the mobile phone companies and the public sector. A joint Government/industry research progr

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The effects of mobile phone technology should be the subject of a further review in three years time, or earlier if circumstances demand it. The NRPB will review further research in this area and repo

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Making sure that these steps are taken is the responsibility of the Government, the telecommunications regulating authorities and the mobile telecommunications industry. They are not matters for actio

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The Department will continue to liaise closely with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and other government departments and agencies concerning the public health issues associ

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The significant increase in telecommunications development witnessed in recent years has resulted in growing concern about its impact on the environment. This has often been expressed by those who hav

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While it is acknowledged that badly sited or poorly designed telecommunications equipment can have a negative impact on the environment, it should also be noted that modern telecommunications can brin

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

With continued growth in demand for the use of telecommunications and anticipated changes to the nature of the industry, it is envisaged that the following trends will have specific and general implic

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The main objectives of this Statement are to: • facilitate the continuing development of telecommunications infrastructure in an efficient and effective manner; • ensure that where appropriate new tel

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

During the process of development plan preparation, telecommunications operators may wish to discuss with the Department the likely extent of the network coverage for the particular plan area.

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In certain circumstances, subject to technical limitations on location and siting, the Department may allocate particular sites in the development plan for major telecommunications developments, such

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In exercise of its responsibility for planning control in Northern Ireland the Department assesses development proposals against all planning policies and other material considerations that are releva

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The following policies set out the main planning considerations that the Department will take into account in assessing proposals for telecommunications development and proposals likely to result in r

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The Department will permit proposals for telecommunications development where such proposals, together with any necessary enabling works, will not result in unacceptable damage to visual amenity or ha

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Proposals for the development of a new telecommunications mast will only be considered acceptable by the Department where the above requirements are met and it is reasonably demonstrated that: (a) the

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Applications for telecommunications development by Code System Operators or broadcasters will need to include: (1) information about the purpose and need for the particular development including a des

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Where information on the above matters is not made available or is considered inadequate the Department will refuse planning permission.

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The Department's policy seeks to enable the telecommunications industry to expand its operations in a manner that keeps the visual and environmental impact of telecommunications equipment to a minimum

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The Department recognises that telecommunications code system operators are obliged to provide their services to the public at large and have to work within the constraints of the technology to meet t

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In submitting proposals for telecommunications development applicants should seek a solution which minimises visual and environmental impact. Individual circumstances will determine how this can best

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In all cases applications will need to include details of what measures have been considered to mitigate the visual and environmental impact of the proposal. In addition where existing infrastructure

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Wherever practicable, operators and others should seek to provide telecommunications infrastructure through the use of smaller, more unobtrusive and lower powered equipment. In built up areas such equ

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To facilitate the on-going roll-out of modern telecommunications networks the Department acknowledges that there will continue to be a need for larger telecommunications equipment and apparatus, such

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There is a range of different design and camouflage techniques for masts, antennas, equipment housing and cable runs which can help to disguise or conceal them. These include apparatus coloured to mat

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In built up areas operators should wherever possible seek to locate and disguise larger apparatus on existing buildings and structures so that it is not conspicuous. Design should be sympathetic to th

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In the countryside telecommunications development has to be sited and designed carefully. Skylines can be easily broken and habitats and species easily disturbed. If telecommunications infrastructure