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035			_a(Sirsi) u127206
100			_aEarly, C.
245			_aOperators contest controls
260			_c2004
490			_aPlanning (for the Natural and Built Environment) _v(1580) 30 July 2004, 16(1)
520			_aAssesses the consultation record of mobile phone operators in their applications for mobile phone masts in the light of the recent All Party Mobile Group (ApMobile) report (see Absxxxxx). The Mobile Operators Association (MOA) insists that its members have greatly improved their consultation record over the last three years and ApMobile acknowledges that the operators' voluntary code is worthwhile when implemented properly. MOA argues that it is not the planning regulations that need changing but rather the way in which planning authorities work with the industry. A survey by MORI of council planners about aspects of base station planning reported favourably about the performance of MOA members but pointed out planning officers relative lack of telecommunications knowledge. MOA is against the revocation of base station permitted development rights. Discusses some of the recommendations of the ApMobile report.
650			_aPERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
650			_aMOBILE PHONE MASTS
650			_aBASE STATIONS
650			_aMOBILE PHONES INDUSTRY
650			_aPPG3
690			_aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
942			_n0
999			_c74517 _d74517