Phone Masts in Redbridge

• Increased demand for mobile phones over the last decade has meant changes to the telecommunications network that supports their use.
• Telecom or phone masts and antennas are needed to provide a network of sufficient geographical coverage and quality reception.
• The benefits of such a network are clear for modern life and not least for the ability to call the emergency services if ever the occasion should occur.
• However, there are concerns associated with the impact on the environment and public health, which is where planning policy has an important role to play.

Telecoms Register

The telecoms register lists all of the telecom base stations in the Borough. This register provides information on the type of development, its location, the type of application and the date of decision. It is updated annually. Furthermore, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) provides useful information on the location of telecom base stations throughout the country.

Telecoms Rollout Plan 2007-08

The Telecoms Rollout Plan 2007-08 is a strategic document that sets out areas in which the telecom operators are seeking to increase their network coverage. The sites suggested are generally indicative, but provide the operators with an early indication of suitability. The feedback made by the Council does not prejudice it when assessing telecom applications in the future, i.e. if the Council suggests that a particular site may be suitable, it does not mean that the Council has to approve an application for that site, should one be made. As such the Rollout Plan allows the opportunity for open and informative discussion to be made.

The Council has compiled a series of maps that display where the location of the proposed sites in the Telecoms Rollout Plan. There are maps for:

• Area Committee 1 (Wanstead and Snaresbrook wards)
• Area Committee 2 (Roding, Church End, Monkhams and Bridge wards)
• Area Committee 3 (Fullwell, Fairlop and Hainault wards)
• Area Committee 4 (part 1 and part 2) (Clayhall, Barkingside and Aldborough wards)
• Area Committee 5 (Chadwell, Seven Kings and Goodmayes wards)
• Area Committee 6 (Loxford, Clementswood and Mayfield wards)
• Area Committee 7 (Cranbrook, Valentines and Newbury wards)
• The whole of Redbridge

Consultation

• As part of the Rollout Plan, the Council will submit feedback to the operators on the suitability of each of the proposed sites.
• To help Planning  & Regeneration Services, the opinions of residents and councillors are sought through a period of consultation.
• As part of this consultation process, the 2007-08 Rollout Plan will be presented to each of the Area Committees and the Conservation Advisory Panel. Please make any comments via a local Area Committee, local councillor or direct to the Council (see contacts).
• The absolute latest that comments can be made for the 2007-08 Rollout Plan is 31 January 2008.
• The previous Rollout Plan for 2006-07 can be found here and includes feedback for telecom operators.

Useful Publications: