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18. OVERHEAD ELECTRICITY
LINES |
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Low Voltage Overhead
Electricity Lines Throughout The District |
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POLICY OEL1 |
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The Council's strong general
preference is that all new low voltage electricity lines in the countryside
or in Conservation Areas should be laid underground except in cases
referred to in clause 6 below. |
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If it can be demonstrated
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there is no alternative to a new low
voltage overhead electricity line, i.e. there is no practicable alternative
route or transmission system, |
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or |
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that new low voltage lines will replace
or reduce the number of existing overhead lines, |
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new low voltage overhead
electricity lines may not be resisted by the Council subject to compliance
with clause 3 below |
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3. |
Commensurate with safety,
access and maintenance requirements, the visual impact of a new low
voltage overhead electricity line in the countryside or in Conservation
Areas should be minimised, i.e. it should be sited, as far as practicable,
so that it ; |
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does not intrude on skylines, |
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and |
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is sited close to field boundaries and/or
other physical features. |
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When considering proposals
for new low voltage overhead electricity lines in the Chilterns Area
of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Area of Attractive Landscape, Locally
Important Landscape Areas or Parks and Gardens of Special Historic
Interest, the Council will have particular regard to the protection
of outstanding landscape quality. |
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When considering proposals
for new low voltage overhead electricity lines in Conservation Areas,
the Council will have special regard to the desirability of preserving
or enhancing their special architectural and/or historic character.
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Undergrounding of electricity
lines will not be regarded as appropriate by the Council if this would
harm archaeological or nature conservation interests and/or important
landscape features. These matters are addressed by Policies LSQ1-4,
AS1, AS2, CA2, TW3, TW6, NC1 and NC2 of this Local Plan. |
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New low voltage overhead
electricity lines should not harm residential amenity. |
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In addition to the above
considerations, other Policies in the Local Plan should be complied
with. |
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A low voltage overhead electricity
line is defined as a line with a nominal voltage of less than 132
kilovolts. |
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This Policy applies throughout
the District. |
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