Installation of 2 No. antennae, 1 No. dish, 3 No. equipment cabinets at Jersey Waterfront Hotel, La Route de la Liberation, St. Helier.

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A decision made (30/11/2007) regarding: Installation of 2 No. antennae, 1 No. dish, 3 No. equipment cabinets at Jersey Waterfront Hotel, La Route de la Liberation, St. Helier.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2007-0329
Decision Summary Title:	Jersey Waterfront Hotel, La Route de la Liberation, St Helier			Date of Decision Summary:	30 November 2007
Decision Summary Author:	Kelly Johnson			Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written and Oral			Person Giving Oral Report:	Kelly Johnson
Written Report Title:	Jersey Waterfront Hotel, La Route de la Liberation, St Helier			Date of Written Report:	19 November 2007
Written Report Author:	Kelly Johnson			Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: S/2007/1915 Jersey Waterfront Hotel, La Route de la Liberation, St Helier Installation of 3 No antennae, 1 No dish, 3 No equipment cabinets.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to approve the application and agreed the conditions listed on the Officer’s Report.
Reason(s) for Decision: Permission has been granted having taken into account the relevant policies of the approved Island Plan, together with other relevant policies and all other material considerations, including the consultations and representations received.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Issue permit and notify other interested parties
Signature:		Dir Initials	Position: Assistant Minister
Date Signed:		CEO Initials	Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): 30 November 2007

Installation of 2 No. antennae, 1 No. dish, 3 No. equipment cabinets at Jersey Waterfront Hotel, La Route de la Liberation, St. Helier.

Planning and Environment Department

Report for Ministerial Meeting

Application Number

S/2007/1915

Site Address	Jersey Waterfront Hotel, La Route de la Liberation, St. Helier.

Applicant	Jersey Airtel

Description	Installation of 3 No. antennae, 1 No. dish, 3 No. equipment cabinets.

Type	Satellite Dishes/Comms Antenna

Date Validated	07/08/2007

Zones	Built-Up Area Waterfront Development Area

Policies	NR12 - Telecommunications

Summary/

Conclusion

The proposal is for antennae and a dish wall mounted on the Jersey Waterfront Hotel. Provided that the installation is coloured to match the colour of the wall the visual impact will be minimal.

Officer

Recommendation

Approve with conditions

Site Description	The site is known as the Jersey Waterfront Hotel, located on the Waterfront in St Helier.

Existing use of Land/Buildings	Hotel

Proposed use of Land/Buildings	Telecommunications

Consultations	H&SS in their letter dated 13 August 2007 confirm that the pre-commissioning details are below the international guidelines, being the ICNIRP Radio Frequency Public Exposure Guidelines. A post-commissioning test is required to ensure the actual emissions are in line with the estimated. Condition recommended to this effect. All consultations are attached with the background papers

Summary of Representations	No letters of representation received.

Planning Issues	Policy Considerations In accordance with NR12, telecommunications development will normally be permitted where: (i) siting and design will not unreasonably affect the character and amenity of the area; (ii) all practicable possibilities of sharing facilities have been fully explored and found to be unfeasible or unacceptable by the Minister; (iii) there would be no unacceptable impact on residential amenity; (iv) the proposal is in accordance with other principles and policies of the Plan. Siting and Design The elevation of the building which the equipment is proposed to be mounted is the east and north elevation. The proposal involves wall mounting antennae and a dish under the eaves on the east elevation. The visual impact of this equipment will be minimal due to the height of the building, the setback of the top level and the darkness of the colour on the existing building. The proposal also includes an antennae wall mounted on the north elevation of the building. The proposed location of this antenna is on the beige rendered parapet at roof level. Provided that the installation is coloured to match the existing building, the visual impact will be minimal. There are similar wall mounted antennae on buildings in St Helier, for example, Pier Road car park and Cyril Le Marquand House. The installation at Pier Road car park is particularly unnoticeable due to the exact colour matching of the paint used on the installation to the existing building. It is considered that by painting the installation the same colour as the building significantly reduces the visual impact of the installation. A condition is recommended to ensure the colour of the antennae, dish, brackets and all supports matches the existing building. The cabinets are proposed to be located inside the building. Site Sharing The necessity of this site is for coverage to the waterfront and marina areas. There is an opportunity to site share within the cell coverage area, being the Fort Regent Signalling Station. The Signalling Station is so named because of its location and views across the harbour and town centre, and has been used for communications for over 50 years. Airtel currently have two poles at this site which face towards the town centre. They originally applied for a third pole to face the marina, however it was considered at the time of the application that a third pole at Fort Regent would be too great of a visual impact. The current application at the Waterfront Hotel is the next option after the site share at Fort Regent was discounted. There is a temporary site on the Waterfront for Jersey Telecom at ground level on the WEB portacabin. However a permanent proposal for Jersey Telecom is currently pending, which is a street works design on top of the Waterfront car park at Marina Gardens. Residential Amenity There will be limited impact to residential amenity from this installation. The nearest residential properties are 260 metres from the installation to the east and north. The visual impact is low and there are no other impacts to residential amenity such as traffic, noise, pollution, light, overbearing, overshadowing or overlooking. Other Policies of the Plan The proposal is in accordance with the other policies of the Island Plan.

Officer Recommendation	Approve

Conditions	1. The externally mounted antennae, dish, cables, brackets and all supports hereby approved shall be painted to match the colour of the building to which its mounted upon and permanently maintained in that condition unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Minister for Planning and Environment. 2. The development hereby permitted is temporary and shall cease on or before 12 months from the date of this permit and the land restored to its former condition unless the post commissioning test is completed and the relevant measurements are in accordance with the ICNIRP certificate submitted, to the satisfaction of the Minister for Planning and Environment. 3. The permission hereby granted is for a temporary period of 12 months in the first instance. In the event that the Minister for Health and Social Services, during that 12 month period, should change his policy on the safety of telecommunication installations to the effect that they constitute a danger to the public nearby, the Minister for Planning and Environment will review the permission and may require the installation to be removed within a period of 3 months of the Minister for Health and Social Service’s change of policy. Should the Minister for Health and Social Service’s policy not change within 12 months, this permission will have permanent effect. 4. The development hereby permitted is temporary and shall cease on or before 12 months from the date of this permit and the land restored to its former condition unless a programme of ongoing monitoring of the installation is submitted to and approved in writing by the Minister for Planning and Environment. The scheme shall include monitoring in accordance with the ICNIRP certificate provided, appropriate independent testing at 12 monthly intervals for the duration of the operation of the installation, and shall be funded by the operator.

Reasons	Reason: 1. In order to safeguard the visual amenities of the area. 2. To retain control over the development in order to protect the amenities of the surrounding area. 3. To protect the interests of the general public. 4. To protect the interests of the general public.

Background Papers	1:2500 Location Plan H&SS letter dated 13 August 2007 Photomontage

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