SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 93·6.247
Telecommunications Development Criteria in Local Development Plans
Councils should establish detailed planning criteria for telecommunications development addressing siting, design, and visual amenity impacts. Consultation with operators and stakeholders is recommended to understand anticipated network coverage needs.
In plan-making councils should bring forward policies and proposals to set out the detailed criteria for consideration of new telecommunications development in their local area which should address important planning considerations such as: siting, design, and impact upon visual amenity. To inform plan preparation, councils may consult with telecommunications operators, and other relevant stakeholders, in relation to the anticipated extent of the network coverage required over the plan period.
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