Regulation 9 Amendment of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003

After regulation 8A^f1, insert—

“Aerodromes

8B.

(1)

The code operator must notify the Civil Aviation Authority, the Secretary of State for Defence or the aerodrome operator, as appropriate, of the installation, alteration or replacement of a mast that results in the material increase in height within 3 kilometres of the perimeter of an aerodrome if—

(a)

the installation, alteration or replacement of the mast does not require planning permission under the Planning Acts; or

(b)

planning permission for the installation, alteration or replacement of the mast is granted by a development order and is not subject to the prior approval process.

(2)

In this regulation, “aerodrome” means an aerodrome as defined in Schedule 1 to the Air Navigation Order 2016^f2. ”.