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DEVELOPMENT |
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Network Developments
Throughout The District |
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POLICY TD1 |
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(1) |
Development proposals made
by code operators and other authorised operators of publicly available
telecommunications networks will be considered with regard to the
visual impact and the prominence of the structure in the street scene
/ townscape / landscape, balanced against the acknowledged need and
demand for maintaining and developing public telecommunications networks,
the significance of the proposed development as part of a national
network and the technical and operational constraints faced by network
operators. |
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Criteria for assessing
prominence and visual effect will include the following: |
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(i) |
the size, colour and appearance of
the support structure and apparatus. |
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(ii) |
the topography of the area in which
the application site is situated. |
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(iii) |
the impact upon visual amenities of
any neighbouring property or properties. |
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(iv) |
the presence of trees, buildings or
structures in the vicinity of the site with particular reference to
the contribution made to screening effect. |
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(v) |
the size, form and prominence of other
apparatus in the area around the application site. |
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(2) |
In addition to the above
considerations, in cases where a new mast or tower is proposed, it
must be demonstrated that satisfactory operation could not be achieved
either: |
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(i) |
by sharing an existing mast or tower; |
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or |
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(ii) |
erecting apparatus on an existing building
or other structure. |
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(3) |
In addition to the considerations
set out in clause (1) above, in the case of proposals for new telecommunications
equipment or supporting structures located in the Chilterns Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Area of Attractive Landscape, the
Locally Important Landscape Areas, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic
Interest or Conservation Areas the Council: |
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(i) |
will need to be satisfied that a suitable
site which meets the operational requirements of the network is not
available outside these areas, |
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and |
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(ii) |
will have particular regard to the
protection of outstanding landscape quality or to the desirability
of preserving or enhancing the special architectural or historic character.
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(4) |
Other Policies in this
Local Plan should be complied with. |
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This Policy applies throughout
the District. |
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Other Telecommunications
Development Throughout The District |
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POLICY TD2 |
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(1) |
Proposals for telecommunications
development other than that covered by Policy TD1 will be considered
with regard to the visual impact made on immediate neighbours and
the prominence of the structure in the street scene / townscape/ landscape
and the technical and operational aspects. |
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Criteria for assessing prominence
and visual effect will include the following: |
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(i) |
the size, colour and appearance of
the support structure and apparatus and its capability of retraction
or tilting. |
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(ii) |
the topography of the area in which
the application site is situated. |
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(iii) |
the impact upon the visual amenities
of any neighbouring property or properties. |
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(iv) |
the presence of trees, buildings or
structures in the vicinity of the site with particular reference to
the contribution made to screening effect. |
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(v) |
the size, form and prominence of other
apparatus in the area around the application site. |
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(2) |
In the case of application
sites located in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,
the Area of Attractive Landscape, the Locally Important Landscape
Areas and Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest, the Council
will have particular regard to the protection of outstanding landscape
quality and in Conservation Areas to the desirability of preserving
or enhancing the special architectural or historic character. In any
of these areas, |
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(i) |
proposals which would have a seriously
detrimental effect in terms of any of criteria (i) to (v) above will
be refused, |
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and |
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(ii) |
where permission is required for dish
antennas, permission will be refused unless the antennas are located
away from prominent elevations and prominent roofslopes. |
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(3) |
In addition to the above,
other Policies in this Local Plan should be complied with. |
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This Policy applies throughout
the District. |
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