Planning Issues for Buildings – Aviation Lighting
The need for lighting Tall structures can present a risk for aircraft. This includes building developments, and collision risk is one of the many aviation considerations that developers need to consider at the planning stage. Collision risk is generally managed by doing two things, namely limiting the height of a…
Israeli Wind Farms Receive Approval in Radar Mitigation Deal
Radar interference concerns Wind developers in Israel have faced significant struggles due to radar interference concerns from defence officials. Plans for the country’s largest wind farm was tied up in disagreements between the developer, the Energy Ministry and the Defence Ministry for nine years with little progress – with the…
Exclusion of onshore wind energy from CfD
Background In the past years the UK government has introduced a scheme to incentivise investments in new low-carbon electricity generation. Such scheme is called Contracts for Difference (CfD) and has the aim of providing stability and predictability for investors by guaranteeing a price (strike price) for the electricity generated from…
Planning Issues for Buildings – TV and Radio Interference
Television and radio services Television and radio services are broadcast in various ways. Among them are wireless broadcasts from terrestrial transmitters and satellites in geostationary orbit. Building developments can interfere with these transmissions causing interference in their vicinity, creating a nuisance for viewers of the television services. Figure 1: A…
Planning Issues for Buildings – Navigation Aids
Navigation aids at airports Airports utilise a wide range of technology to improve the navigation and general safety of aircraft. Some systems, such as radar, are fairly well known to most people. Others are more esoteric, such as Instrument Landing Systems or Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range beacons. Building developments…
Another step towards pilotless flights
Background On the 18th of December Airbus successfully completed the first automatic take-off using a vision-based technology instead of the most common instrument landing system. Figure 1 – Airbus A350 taking…
Planning Issues for Buildings – Glint and Glare
Shiny buildings Glass façades on building developments are a common sight all over the world, particularly in cities. Whilst this is aesthetically popular, it can introduce planning hurdles around glint and glare i.e. the reflection of sunlight by a building causing a safety hazard or a nuisance. A related, but…
Planning Issues for Buildings – Aircraft Collision Risk
Developing near airports It is very common for building developments to be proposed in the vicinity of airports. This is not least because large cities always need more space for people and always benefit from air travel links to other large cities. Figure 1: The Shard – the tallest building…
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