[cma-l] Fwd: special circumstances - planning permission for antenna

[CMA-L]

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From: "dgi.marketing" <dgi.marketing at ntlworld.com>

Hi Norman,

Not quite sure where you are in the country but my understanding of
planning law in England is that it can take no longer than 8 weeks
from application otherwise you have the right of appeal to central
government.

As for the 'special circumstance's this is council speak for tell us
why we should let you have it at all.

> From your point of view you have to explain that you chose the site away

from dwellings to avoid interference and visual intrusion to the local
community, you will also have to prove to them that you are not about
to 'nuke' them with radiation.

Most councils do not understand radio they associate it with mobile
telephone masts which the community always get upset about so the
council would tend to decline.

What you need to do is get public support for your proposal
councillors are always worried that if they go against the public they
will they will get voted out at the next election.

Hope this helps it comes from personal experience of dealing with a
rural council and three transmitter site moves.

Yours

David Gates,
Skyline Community Radio
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Subject: [cma-l] Fwd: special circumstances - planning permission for antenna


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> From: Norman Polden <haymere at uwclub.net>
>
> Flame CCR has been offered a CR licence by Ofcom (December 2007) for
> broadcasting to Wirral.
>
> Because we are offered a MW frequency we are asking permission to put a 25
> metre guyed pole (2 inch diameter) in a field away from dwellings and
> broadcast at 40 watts on 1521 kHz. After waiting for 6 months our Planning
> Application goes before the local borough planning committee on 18th
> September. In our application we were told to identify the "special
> circumstances" as to why we need to put our MW antenna in our chosen site -
> we did this.
>
> I now have the opportunity of explaining our need to the planning committee
> and am checking that we are mentioning all of the "special circumstances"
> that planning people recognise and accept.
>
> Has anyone in this group done a planning application for an antenna (FM or
> MW) in the past couple of years and if so what "special circumstances" were
> quoted and were you successful; or does anyone have experience of reasons
> why an application was rejected.
>
> If anyone knows of a planning application we can find on the internet, or
> standard guidance notes, that also would be appreciated.
>
> I need a response by 15th September, please.
>
> Regards,
>
> Norman Polden, Station Manager of Flame CCR
> http://www.flameccr.org.uk