Planning Policy Wales - Brecon Beacons National Park
Planning Policy Wales - Brecon Beacons National Park
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12.13.9 With regard to the health implications of proposed development, it is the Assembly<br />
Government’s view that, if the development meets the International Commission on Non-Ionising<br />
Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines as expressed in the EU Council Recommendation<br />
of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields<br />
(as recommended by the report of the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones (the Stewart<br />
Report) 26 on a precautionary basis), it should not be necessary for a local planning authority<br />
in processing an application for planning permission or prior approval, to consider further the<br />
health aspects and concerns about them. All new base stations are expected to meet the ICNIRP<br />
guidelines.<br />
12.13.10 The Stewart Report suggested a number of specific precautionary actions that have been<br />
accepted by the Assembly Government. The report does not provide any basis for precautionary<br />
actions beyond those already proposed. In the Assembly Government’s view, local planning<br />
authorities should not implement their own precautionary policies, such as imposing a ban or<br />
moratorium on new telecommunications development or insisting on minimum distances between<br />
new telecommunications development and existing development.<br />
12.13.11 In any development, significant and irremediable radio interference with other electrical<br />
equipment of any kind can be a material planning consideration.<br />
Figure 12.1 Infrastructure and Services<br />
Guide to the application of national planning policy statements in LDPs<br />
Locational Considerations<br />
The national policy statements which should inform the development of policies for infrastructure and<br />
services can be found in the following paragraphs:<br />
Paragraph<br />
<strong>Policy</strong> Issue<br />
12.1.8, 12.3.1, 12.4.1 Strategic and long term approach to infrastructure provision, encouragement of sites where provision exists<br />
and/or where problems can be solved, and phasing<br />
12.6.2 Identification of sites for waste facilities<br />
12.8.8-9, 12.9.3 Strategic Search Areas (wind)<br />
12.12.1 Major telecommunications development (if identifiable in LDP)<br />
Local planning authorities should also have regard to <strong>Policy</strong> Clarification Letter CL-04-04, which<br />
deals with the location of waste facilities on industrial estates 27 .<br />
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<strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Wales</strong> Edition 3 - July 2010 - Chapter 12 Infrastructure and Services
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