PPS 10 Telecommunications·Page 30·B2
Significant Interference Beyond Regulatory Controls
Significant radio interference may occur despite compliance with regulations due to site-specific factors, equipment outside regulatory scope, or building-related factors like signal blocking or reflection. Whether such interference warrants planning consideration is determined case-by-case according to Policy TEL 2.
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 site-specific factors that give rise to interference, even though the legislation is complied with. In addition, interference may be caused by the building itself, perhaps because it physically blocks signals or reflects them, causing 'ghosting'. This type of interference cannot be dealt with under the radio legislation. Whether any such interference is significant enough to warrant treatment as a material planning consideration, and the weight to be attached to it if it is, will be a matter of fact and degree in each individual case and the Department will therefore only be able to form a view in the light of the individual circumstances (see Policy TEL 2).
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