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NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

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 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

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

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

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

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

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

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

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

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

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

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

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

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

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In countryside areas operators should also seek to use existing lanes or tracks to provide access to their sites as a new access road may cause greater visual impact or environmental damage than the a

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In assessing the requirements for visibility splays at accesses to installations the Department will bear in mind that in many cases these are unlikely to give rise to traffic hazards as maintenance v

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Wherever possible telecommunications development should seek to avoid sensitive features and locations of archaeological, built or natural heritage value. This includes archaeological remains, listed

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Applications for masts within 3 kilometres of the perimeter of an aerodrome, will be required to include evidence that the Civil Aviation Authority, the Ministry of Defence or the aerodrome operator,

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Health considerations and public concern can in principle be material considerations in determining applications for development proposals. Whether such matters are material in a particular case is ul

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

As regards health concerns raised about emissions associated with mobile telecommunications, DHSSPS while conscious of the need for further research and contributing financially towards the same, cons

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

All new mobile phone base stations in the UK are expected to meet the ICNIRP public exposure guidelines. However all applications for mobile telecommunications base stations will be required to be acc

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In line with the Stewart Group's recommendations applicants should also provide the Department with a statement for each site indicating its location, the height of antenna, the frequency and modulati

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Mobile phone operators already keep their RF power outputs to the lowest possible levels commensurate with effective service provision. They need to do this to ensure risk of interference within the n

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

As noted in Section 2.0 above, the Stewart Group's Report suggested a number of specific precautionary actions in relation to mobile phone technology, which have been accepted by the Government. The R

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In any development, significant and irremediable interference with other electrical equipment of any kind can be a material planning consideration. Electromagnetic interference may be caused by a radi

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In instances where concerns are raised regarding the potential interference of telecommunications development with medical devices the Department will take specific advice from the Medical Devices Age

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

problems of undue interference would the Department be justified in refusing planning permission.

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

All users of radio equipment are required by the terms of wireless telegraphy legislation to avoid creating undue radio interference with other radio users, including domestic television sets, and the

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

However, significant interference can arise despite these controls. For example, the source of the interference may be a type of equipment that is outside the scope of the regulations; or there may be

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

In cases in which interference from a transmitter or from non-radio equipment has occurred, it will be necessary to take into account the ability of the affected equipment to resist unwanted signals.

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Domestic viewers and listeners can also request an interference investigation from the Radiocommunications Agency (RA), which is responsible for enforcing the legislation on radio interference. The RA

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The following paragraphs describe the principal telecommunications systems and the physical developments associated with them. Each system has different antenna types, siting needs and other character

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Fixed-link systems operate through cable connections (copper wire or optical fibre), and radio signals transmitted through line-of-sight antennas or satellites.

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The trunk networks may use fixed radio links as well as underground or above ground cables. These radio links require the provision of radio relay stations. A station usually consists of a small build

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Fixed radio links operate at frequencies which require direct line of site, with range diminishing as frequency increases. The radio links must be free from obstruction, such as hills, buildings, tree

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Radio links via satellites are also a form of fixed-link communication. A single antenna points towards a satellite in orbit over the earth, or, in the case of a 'satellite earth station', a number of

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The antennas used for transmitting and receiving radio signals via satellite should not be confused with satellite television antennas. Whilst these use the same principles for receiving radio signals

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Television broadcasters use fixed links to distribute programmes and to link to studios and some businesses also use them for private commercial networks. Another example of a fixed-link system is the

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Fixed Radio Access (FRA) provides a different sort of wireless distribution. This is comes in 2 forms of the point to multipoint distribution of information. Instead of connecting residential and comm

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The original analogue cellular networks have now closed down, and have been replaced by GSM (see below). They are therefore not described in this Statement. However, with the closure of the analogue n

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Digital Cellular GSM systems are the current generation of mobile networks, introduced in the UK in the early 1990's. They cater for mobile telephone users, and now cover an area encompassing over 98%

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Coverage for each cellular system is provided by a network of radio base stations. A base station is a facility that provides transmission and reception for radio systems and each covers a certain are

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

The location of a satellite dish on a building will therefore depend on the direction of the satellite. The size of the dish will depend on the technology used, the strength of the signal and the poss

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Antennas for reception of digital satellite broadcasting signals are generally much smaller and more discrete than their analogue predecessors.

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Digital terrestrial broadcasting uses existing TV rooftop aerials for domestic reception.

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Licensees providing broadcasting and other telecommunications services generally depend upon good radio signal access to their intended receivers. For example, good television reception needs to be in

NI-wide·PPS 10 Telecommunications

Antenna – A passive electrical component which can transmit and receive radio waves. Attenuation – Reduction in strength of a radio signal as a result of atmospheric absorption, obstruction by buildi

NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)

Northern Ireland's core telecommunications network is recognised as world class with high quality communications infrastructure considered essential for sustainable economic growth. This is affirmed b

NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)

The regional strategic objectives for telecommunications and other utilities are to: • ensure that where appropriate new telecommunications development is accommodated by mast and site sharing; • ensu