Sinclair Knight Merz conducted telecommunications planning seminars for various local Councils in metropolitan Melbourne. The primary objectives of the seminars were to educate Councils about the role of development planning in mobile telecommunication network rollouts.
The seminars focussed on the critical services and responsibilities involved in telecommunications planning and the implications for network rollouts for local Councils. The central topics of concentration included:
-
network design
-
site selection and design
-
the responsibilities of planning consultants
-
planning compliance assessment tools
-
planning permit applications for telecommunications facilities.
The emphasis of the seminars carried out by Sinclair Knight Merz was to demonstrate that telecommunications planning has a strong focus on careful, prudent evaluation of statutory obligations, environmental, community and technical considerations.
In addition, the seminars aimed to demonstrate that mobile telecommunication network rollouts need to adopt effective planning solutions that reflect a balance between the provision of important telecommunication services and the need to protect the community and environment from adverse impacts arising from the establishment of telecommunications infrastructure.