Item No
Planning (Regulatory) Committee
28 February 2003
Development by the County Council
P01/02/0959 : North Norfolk District
Sculthorpe Highway Depot
Tattersett Business Park
Docking Road, Tattersett
Erection of 15 metre Monopole Radio Mast
Report by the Director of Planning and Transportation
Summary
Application for 15 metre high monopole radio mast for radio
communication between the Highway Depot and Operational
Vehicles. Recommended that planning permission be granted.
1.
The Application
1.1.
Proposal
:
Erection of free standing self supporting
monopole (single pole) radio mast. Diameter
114mm at base and 60mm at top.
1.2.
Location
:
Highway Depot, Tattersett Business Park,
Docking Road. Adjacent to existing Depot office
building.
2.
Policy
2.1.
Structure Plan
:
CS.1 supports the vitality of urban and rural
communities.
2.2.
North Norfolk District
Local Plan
:
Site is within the former Sculthorpe airbase.
The site is within an area identified for
employment uses.
3.
Consultations
3.1.
North Norfolk District
Council
:
Views will be reported orally to the Committee.
3.2.
Tattersett Parish Council
:
Views will be reported orally to the Committee.
3.3.
Ministry of Defence
:
No objections
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3.4.
Local Member
(Mr R Banham)
:
No objections
3.5.
Local Representations
:
None received
4.
Assessment
4.1.
The mast is proposed to be located at the Sculthorpe Highway Depot at
Docking Road, Tattersett. The Depot is within the Tattersett Business Park.
The mast is to be used for shortwave radio communication between the
Highway Depot and operational vehicles, and is required in order to overcome
present communication difficulties. It will not involve the use of cell phone
communication.
4.2.
There is an existing mast at the site. This is operated on behalf of the Depot
by British Telecom. This has a dish which provides a microwave computer
data link from the Depot to the County Council computer server. It would not
be possible to affix the radio antenna to this mast because the direction of the
microwave dish is fixed in a specific position at a set angle, and cannot be
varied without suffering a loss of data. Installing further equipment in the
immediate vicinity could cause movement of the dish, especially in windy
conditions, temporarily terminating the data link. This would cause serious
data communication difficulties between the Depot and other sections of the
County Council.
4.3.
There would be no impact on local amenity arising from the radio mast.
5.
Human Rights Act 1998
5.1.
The requirements of the Human Rights Act 1998 must be considered.
However, if planning permission is granted for the development, it is not
considered that an excessive burden would be placed on any resident and
company when compared to the public benefit arising from the development. It
is not, therefore, considered that there would be interference with those rights
pertaining under the Act such that a claim under the Act could be made.
6.
Conclusion
6.1.
The proposed single pole mast is for operational radio communication and
does not involve the use of cell phones. There would be no impact on local
amenity. It is recommended that planning permission be granted.
Recommendation
That the Director of Planning and Transportation be authorised to grant
planning permission.
Officer Contact :
Background Documents :
Mike Terry
on : 01603 222724
Norfolk Structure Plan
North Norfolk District Local Plan
Application file : P01/02/0959
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