Legislation
Part 24 of the Town and Country Planning Act, together with
Planning Policy Guidance Note 8 (PPG8) continue to be confusing to
operators, Officers and Members. We work daily with this legislation
and can help you to interpret it based on our own experience as well
as the appeal decisions of numerous Planning Inspectors
Visual Amenity
Local Authorities are well qualified to decide on visual amenity
issues but are often not aware of the range of options available to
the operators. We help you in showing the range of options available
in terms of siting and design.
Perception of Risk
We all encounter risks of various sorts in our lives each day. In
fact, nothing can ever be shown to be 100% safe so what is the risk
associated with mobile phone masts? Using the latest research
findings from the World Health Organisation and other credible
national and international sources, we can help explain how people's
perception of risk is fuelled and how the planning system adopts a
pragmatic approach to risk. A briefing paper on
Perception of Risk
is available for download here.
Are we independent?
We do not work for the mobile phone companies or anti-mast
groups. Our experience however comes from having worked within the
telecommunications industry. We believe that it is this experience
that allows us to give informed impartial advice. Having advised
Local Authorities for over 10 years, we can confirm that our
independence has been clearly demonstrated time after time.
Our Services
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