PPS 10 Telecommunications·Page 10·2.14
Planning System and Health and Safety Regulation Separation
The planning system does not replicate health and safety controls; HSENI enforcement of health and safety legislation is separate from planning approval, and HSENI consultation on individual telecommunications proposals is not necessary.
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 particular telecommunications development is in operation, there is evidence that an operator is not meeting their statutory health and safety responsibilities in a particular case, HSENI may investigate and, if necessary, require action to be taken. Accordingly, following consultation, the Department and the HSENI have agreed that it is not necessary for the HSENI to be consulted on individual proposals for telecommunications development.
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