A small wind turbine or construction project may not require full a EIA or ES Telecommunications Impact Assessment. Desktop studies and desk-based assessments by suitable consultants can often discharge planning conditions for smaller projects. We provide such assessments for all telecommunications and broadcast (television and radio) related planning conditions, agreements and matters. We also assess the impacts to mobile phone networks and other local telecommunications infrastructure from proposed developments and possible wind turbine interference.
The analysis and investigation of potential impacts to the reception of broadcast services from proposed structures, and the identification of suitable mitigation measures would form the basis of such studies. A typical investigation would detail the areas at risk of interference, what impacts are thought to exist to the reception of broadcast services available in those areas, detailed technical advice on suitable mitigation measures to restore the reception of services and an evaluation of any residual effects. The issued technical report would normally follow the format (below) and would be suitable for discharging any associated planning condition or to support a planning application submission. Mapping data used in our reports is
provided by Ordnance Survey (OS), under the terms of the Open Government
Licence, OS data Crown copyright and database copyright (2023).
Chapter 1 introduces the work
Chapter 2 discusses the different forms of structure generated television and radio interference and how these can impact the reception of different television and radio broadcast platforms
Chapter 3 describes the available television and radio services in the survey area
Chapter 4 describes the likely* pre-construction television and radio reception conditions around the Site
Chapter 5 describes the predicted impacts of the Proposed Development upon television and radio broadcast reception before any mitigation measures are applied
Chapter 6 describes any suitable mitigation measures for any affected TV viewer or radio listener
Chapter 7 presents the conclusion
All desktop based work can be used to direct a baseline signal survey using our television and radio signal survey vehicles.
