Policy information sourced from the Central Befordshire Local Plan

HQ5: Broadband and Telecommunications Infrastructure

All residential, employment, education and commercial development shall provide Gigabit capable next generation broadband infrastructure or demonstrate why such provision cannot be made and what alternative will be provided.

This should, where possible, facilitate a fibre to the premises solution, or the equivalent technology, capable of providing Gigabit capable infrastructure with minimum available speeds of 100Mbps.

Provision should be made with minimal disruption and minimal need for reconstruction and allow for future growth/improvements in service infrastructure/broadband service.

Existing radio and telecommunications structures and sites should be used wherever feasible. Where new installation sites are proposed, justification should be provided to demonstrate that there are no feasible opportunities for mast or site sharing.

Any new masts or telecommunications equipment must:

  1. Be sited to minimise visual intrusion and to ensure that local amenity is not significantly adversely affected;
  2. Be sympathetically designed;
  3. Be sited so they are not overly prominent or visually dominating within the streetscene;
  4. Not cause an overbearing or overshadowing impact upon neighbouring dwellingsdue to height, proximity and/or design of structures; and
  5. Be sited so there is no significant adverse impact on the Chilterns AONB, SSSIs,identified heritage assets and any important landscape features identified in the Landscape Character Assessment 2016.

For more information, please visit the Central Befordshire Local Plan