Policy information sourced from the Islington Local Plan

ST3 Telecommunications, communications and utilities equipment

  • Telecommunications, communications and utilities equipment, including masts, boxes and satellite dishes will only be permitted where:
    1. they are sited and designed to minimise their visual impact;
    2. they do not include advertising or lighting that would cause a distraction/danger to motorists, cyclists or pedestrians;
    3. they do not have a detrimental effect upon the character or appearance of the building or area;
    4. they do not compromise meeting other policy requirements including the delivery of sustainable design measures;
    5. innovative design and technological solutions have been explored to minimise visual impact, and
    6. there is no reasonable possibility of sharing facilities.
  • All digital infrastructure must provide self-certification to the effect that a mobile phone base station, when operational, will meet the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNRP) guidelines.
  • Applications for mobile phone network development must demonstrate that they have followed and are in accordance with the Code of Best Practice on Mobile Network Development in England or subsequent similar guidance, and the latest TfL Streets toolkit guidance.

For more information please see the Islington Local Plan