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Appendix 1: Principles from the Telecommunication<br />

Facilities Guideline<br />

Principle 1: A telecommunications facility is to be designed and sited to minimise visual<br />

impact.<br />

Principle<br />

(a) As far as practical, a telecommunications<br />

facility that is to be mounted on an existing<br />

building or structure should be integrated with<br />

the design and appearance <strong>of</strong> the building or<br />

structure.<br />

(b) The visual impact <strong>of</strong> telecommunications<br />

facilities should be minimised, visual clutter is<br />

to be reduced particularly on tops <strong>of</strong> buildings,<br />

and their physical dimensions (including<br />

support mounts) should be sympathetic to the<br />

scale and height <strong>of</strong> the building to which it is to<br />

be attached, and sympathetic to adjacent<br />

buildings.<br />

(c) Where telecommunications facilities<br />

protrude from a building or structure and are<br />

predominantly backgrounded against the sky,<br />

the facility and their support mounts should be<br />

either the same as the prevailing colour <strong>of</strong> the<br />

host building or structure, or a neutral colour<br />

such as grey should be used.<br />

(d) Ancillary facilities associated with the<br />

telecommunications facility should be<br />

screened or housed, using the same colour as<br />

the prevailing background to reduce its<br />

visibility, including the use <strong>of</strong> existing<br />

vegetation where available, or new<br />

landscaping where possible and practical.<br />

(e) A telecommunications facility should be<br />

located and designed to respond appropriately<br />

Proposal<br />

The proposal does not involve mounting<br />

antennas to an existing building or structure.<br />

The design and site selection has aimed to<br />

minimise the visual impact <strong>of</strong> the proposal.<br />

This has been achieved by selecting a<br />

location within RailCorp land where there is<br />

the presence <strong>of</strong> vertical structures along the<br />

edge <strong>of</strong> the rail corridor. The selection <strong>of</strong> a<br />

monopole and antenna mounting system that<br />

is unobtrusive with minimal visual bulk has<br />

also minimised the visual impact.<br />

The proposal does not involve mounting<br />

antennas to an existing building or structure.<br />

The outdoor cabinets will be adjacent to the<br />

base <strong>of</strong> the monopole. The cabinets will be<br />

less than two metres high.<br />

The proposal is not located in a rural area. It is<br />

located in the RailCorp land adjacent to the<br />

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