Deputy Prime Minister written question – answered at on 18 November 2004.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which paragraph (a) 11 and (b) 13 of PPG8 relating to consultation with schools about transmission masts erected nearby is followed by telecommunication companies.
The Code of Best Practice on Mobile Network Development was produced to provide clear and practical advice to ensure the delivery of significantly better and more effective communication and consultation between operators, local authorities and local people. It provides more detailed advice than is contained in Planning Policy Guidance Note 8 on Telecommunications (PPG8) about how schools and colleges should be consulted in relation to telecommunications developments. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has commissioned a study to assess the impact that the Code has had since its introduction and how local authorities have implemented the Code and how the public perceives its operation. This will provide an indication of the extent to which the guidance at paragraphs 11 and 13 of PPG8 is followed.
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