Telecoms Planning Briefings

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The industry has made presentations to councillors and officers in the following planning authorities. Any local authority interested in a presentation from the industry should contact Graham Dunn: Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Briefing Locations and Dates

June 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 November 2011 July 2011	Scottish Cities Alliance South Derbyshire District Council Chesterfield Borough Council Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council London Borough of Redbridge Gateshead Council Winchester City Council Wigan Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Poole Borough Council Elmbridge Borough Council Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Mole Valley District Council
April 2011	East Dunbartonshire Council
February 2011	Oxford City Council
December 2010	Birmingham City Council Welwyn Hatfield Council
November 2010	London Borough of Havering Reading Borough Council Winchester City Council
September 2010	Hull City Council
March 2010	Peterborough City Council
November 2009	Medway Council - Scrutiny Inquiry Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
September 2009	Stafford Borough Council Lancashire Development Plan Officers Group
August 2009	Durham County Council
March 2009	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Clackmannanshire Council
February 2009	Newport City Council Stoke-on-Trent City Council Wrexham County Borough Council Wyre Forest District Council
January 2009	Welwyn Hatfield District Council
December 2008	Winchester City Council Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Birmingham City Council Gosport Borough Council
November 2008	Stockport Borough Council South Staffordshire Council Torfaen County Borough Council West Lindsey District Council
October 2008	Swindon Borough Council Crawley Borough Council Oxford City Council
September 2008	South Cambridgeshire District Council
June 2008	Ryedale District Council
May 2008	Rushmoor Borough Council
April 2008	Amber Valley Borough Council Chelmsford Borough Council Salford City Council
March 2008	Kerrier District Council East Hampshire District Council Wyre Forest District Council
February 2008	Walsall Borough Council Rochford District Council
January 2008	Sandwell Borough Council North Warwickshire Borough Council Broadland District Council
December 2007	Winchester City Council East Dunbartonshire Council
November 2007	Spelthorne Borough Council Cheltenham Borough Council Runneymede Borough Council Lewes District Council Chester-le-Street District Council Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council North East Lincolnshire Council Birmingham City Council Stockport Borough Council Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Hart District Council South Derbyshire District Council South Oxfordshire District Council
October 2007	Havant Borough Council Eastleigh Borough Council Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Three Rivers District Council Warwick District Council Vale Royal Borough Council Dundee City Council
September 2007	Isle of Anglesey County Council
August 2007	Helston Town Council
April 2007	Newcastle City Council
March 2007	Wyre Forest District Council Hull City Council Stirling Council
February 2007	Surrey Heath Borough Council Barking and Dagenham Council
January 2007	North Dorset District Council
December 2006	Hillingdon Borough Council - Scrutiny Inquiry
November 2006	Worcester City Council Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
October 2006	Waverley Borough Council Wansbeck District Council Castle Point Borough Council
August 2006	Stratford upon Avon District Council Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
July 2006	Christchurch Borough Council
April 2006	North Warwickshire Borough Council Bridgend County Borough Council
March 2006	Hertsmere Borough Council Swansea City Council - Annual Telecoms Forum Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council - Scrutiny Inquiry RTPI Planning Aid
January 2006	Telford and Wrekin Borough Council - Scrutiny Inquiry Haringey Borough Council - Scrutiny Inquiry Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council - Scrutiny Inquiry Sefton Council
December 2005	Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
November 2005	Runnymede Borough Council Hillingdon Borough Council Waverley Borough Council - Scrutiny Inquiry Tandrige District Council
October 2005	Warrington Borough Council East Dunbartonshire Council Bournemouth Borough Council
September 2005	Wirrall Housing Partnership Torfaen Borough Council Warwick District Council Wyre Forest District Council - Scrutiny Inquiry
August 2005	Renfrewshire Council
July 2005	Pendle Borough Council
June 2005	Sefton Borough Council - Scrutiny Panel Inquiry
May 2005	Nuneaton & Bedworth Council
April 2005	North Tyneside Council Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Swansea City Council - Telecoms Forum Meeting Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council - Telecoms Working Group Meeting
March 2005	Stirling Council
February 2005	Birmingham City Council - Scrutiny Panel Inquiry Reigate and Banstead Borough Council North Lanarkshire Council Liverpool City Council
January 2005	London Borough of Lewisham Worthing Borough Council
November 2004	West Berkshire - Roundtable Meeting Leicester City Council Trafford Borough Council Stroud District Council
October 2004	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
September 2004	Gravesham Borough Council Maidstone Borough Council
July 2004	Gateshead Council Preston City Council
May 2004	West Berkshire District Council - Roundtable meeting
April 2004	North Norfolk District Council West Oxfordshire District Council Oldham Borough Council Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Peterborough City Council
March 2004	West Berkshire - Roundtable meeting South Midlands Enforcement Officers
February 2004	Exeter City Council
January 2004	Cheltenham Borough Council - Roundtable Meeting Edinburgh City Council - Roundtable Meeting Stirling Council Brighton and Hove City Council Leeds City Council
December 2003	Swansea City Council West Berkshire District Council
November 2003	Liverpool City Council Mid Sussex District Council
October 2003	Cambridge City Council
September 2003	Selby District Council Runnymede Borough Council South Northamptonshire District Council Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
August 2003	Doncaster Borough Council
July 2003	Ballymena Borough Council
May 2003	Royal Town Planning Institute (Southern Branch) Society of Local Authority Chief Executives
April 2003	Wokingham District Council St Albans City & District Council
March 2003	West Lindsey District Council Vale Royal Borough Council Rugby District Council NE Lincolnshire Planners Training Group Merseyside Planning Forum
February 2003	Cheltenham Borough Council
January 2003	Gosport Borough Council Oxford City Council North Norfolk District Council East Devon District Council West Sussex Professional Development Network
November 2002	East Dunbartonshire Council Mid Sussex District Council Guildford Borough Council Swansea City Council Telecoms Forum Bath & North East Somerset Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Bradford Metropolitan District Council
October 2002	Glasgow City Council Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council Liverpool City Council
September 2002	Craigavon Council (involved representatives of 25 of the 26 Northern Ireland Councils) London Borough of Waltham Forest
August 2002	Durham City Council Falkirk Council
July 2002	Mid Devon District Council Moray Council
June 2002	Stirling Council Local Authority Telecoms Network (Harrow Council)
May 2002	Manchester City Council The Highlands Council
April 2002	Brighton & Hove City Council Daventry District Council (repeat) COSLA
March 2002	Shepway District Council South Kesteven District Council.
February 2002	North Norfolk District Council London Borough of Newham Five regionally based presentations held in Birmingham (x2), Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh
January 2002	Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Bristol City Council (repeat) Nine regionally based presentations held in London (x2), Croydon, Watford, Bristol, Cardiff, Wrexham, Leeds and Manchester.
December 2001	London Branch Association of Chief Estate Surveyors Portsmouth City Council Council for National Parks Three regionally based presentations held in Southampton, Newbury and Peterborough.
November 2001	Unstone Parish Council Daventry District Council Lancashire Association of Parish & Town Councils Somerset County Council Lewes District Council
October 2001	Bolsover District Council Herefordshire Unitary Authority Bristol City Council Cambridge City Council
September 2001	Sevenoaks Area Committee - Kent Association of Parish Councils Swansea City & County Council South Hams District Council Warwickshire & West Midlands Association of Local Councils
August 2001	Shirebrook Borough Council Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
July 2001	Kent Planning Officers Telecoms Group
June 2001	Kirklees Municipal Council Hampshire County Council
May 2001	London Borough of Lewisham

Ten Commitments

Central to the operators’ approach to network development is consultation with local communities, planning officers and other stakeholders on any proposed new developments. Pre-application consultation is included in the operators’ ‘Ten Commitments to Best Siting Practice’, which has existed since 2001 to help address concerns relating to the development of base stations, and which is now contained in planning guidance throughout the UK.

Sharing Sites

Mobile phone users in the UK increasingly want better coverage and greater capacity so they can access more services on their phones. While this means that new base stations will still be needed, network operators seek to share sites wherever possible. Site sharing helps reduce energy consumption and the overall environmental footprint of networks, as well as improving the quality of coverage.