elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council

Chapter 4: Infrastructure and Services
Policy 42
Policy 43
Work towards achieving the strategic aims as put forward within Roscommon’s Broadband
Strategy ‘The Rollout of Broadband within County Roscommon’
Have regard to Government guidelines on telecommunications infrastructure, including
Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structures–Guidelines for Planning Authorities
1996 (DoEHLG), and any subsequent revisions.
Policy 44 Have regard to recommendations made by the Landscape Character Assessment, 2008.
Policy 45
Support enhanced coverage, further co-ordinated and focused development, and extension
of telecommunications infrastructure including broadband connectivity within the area, as a
means of improving economic competitiveness and enabling more flexible work practices
e.g. tele-working, video-conferencing, e-business and e-commerce
Objectives in relation to Telecommunications Infrastructure
Objective 47
Objective 48
Objective 49
Objective 50
Promote the delivery of universal broadband availability throughout the Plan area.
Support by way of planning condition, the provision of underground telecommunications
infrastructure within schemes, where appropriate.
Ensure, by way of planning conditions, that telecommunications infrastructure is
adequately screened, integrated and/or landscaped, so as to minimize adverse visual
impacts on the environment where practicable.
Encourage the provision of broadband, including the provision of electronic courtyards,
within developments.
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