The Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2017

Control of radio emissions

24.—(1) No part of the authorised development shall be commenced until a control of radio emissions plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority, after consultation with the University of Manchester, (a Royal Charter corporation registered under number RC000797), of Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.

(2) The control of radio emissions plan must include a scheme to ensure that the authorised development operates at all times so the total radiated power emitted from the gas processing plant, Work No 14, does not exceed the following limits, integrated across the total bandwidths in Table 13 below.

Table 13

Centre Frequency in MHz	Bandwidth in MHz	Limit from ITU-R 769 (Table 1) in dBW	Path loss in dB	Effective Isotropic Radiated Power in specified bandwidth in dBW
151.525	2.95	-199	115.8	-83.2
325.3	6.6	-201	122.4	-78.6
408.05	3.9	-203	124.4	-78.6
611	6	-202	127.9	-74.1
1413.5	27	-205	135.2	-69.8
1665	10	-207	136.6	-70.4
2695	10	-207	140.8	-66.2
4995	10	-207	146.2	-60.8

(3) The control of radio emissions plan shall also include the following—

(a) a scheme to establish and operate a liaison forum between the undertaker, the relevant planning authority and the University of Manchester, to meet at least annually to discuss and to seek, without prejudice to any enforcement powers held by the planning authority, the resolution of any issues raised by any party relating to the effect of radio emissions from the authorised development;

(b) a scheme to secure the testing of equipment and plant prior to the commencement of operations at the gas processing plant, Work No 14, so as to ensure compliance with sub-paragraph (2);

(c) a scheme to secure any mitigation measures which are required to ensure compliance with sub-paragraph (2); and

(d) a scheme to secure the monitoring of radio emissions to demonstrate compliance with sub-paragraph (2) during the normal operation of equipment and plant at the gas processing plant, Work No 14, including provision for reporting to the relevant planning authority and the University of Manchester on an annual basis and on reasonable request.

(4) The undertaker must—

(a) implement the control of radio emissions plan and associated schemes approved in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3); and

(b) ensure that the authorised development operates at all times in accordance with the limits in sub-paragraph (2).