Tower Update

Good news on the tower front. I received an e-mail from the Council yesterday and also spoke to them on the phone to clarify a few things. Here are a few snippets from the e-mail;

Under the transitional (now Superseded Planning Scheme) there was a definition for "Radio or Television Transmitter". This definition specifically excluded amateur radio operator's antennae up to 30m high.

In the new scheme the nearest equivalent definition is "Telecommunications Facilities". This definition excludes "low impact facilities" as per federal laws. This definition is primarily focused on mobile phone towers.

Generally I would say that a 15m amateur antennae would be an ancillary use under the House definition. I would still deal with it this way despite there not being an existing dwelling on the lot at present.

In summary, Council does not require a development application for a 15m amateur antennae that would be an ancillary use under the House definition, under The IPA Beaudesert Shire Planning Scheme 2007.

I hope this may help anyone else who is looking to install a tower on their property. In QLD, the forms that I am required to complete are;

• IDAS Assessment Checklist
• IDAS Part A Common Details
• IDAS Part B "Building Work Requiring Assessment Against the Building Act 1975"
• Provide details/specs/pad footings/measurements/pictures of the proposed tower
• Drawing on the plan of where the tower will be placed on the property in the correct scale