❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses negotiations between Westrail and telephone companies regarding leasing railway reserves for mobile phone towers, revealing no finalised agreements, ongoing negotiations for most urban reserves, and no community consultation to date, but planned before approvals.
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Some notice of this question has been given. I refer to the negotiations between Westrail and telephone companies with respect to the leasing of railway reserves for the erection of mobile phone towers. (1) Have any of these negotiations been finalised? (2) If yes, which land has been leased and what payment was agreed? (3) Which areas are still the subject of negotiation? (4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(1) Have any of these negotiations been finalised? (2) If yes, which land has been leased and what payment was agreed? (3) Which areas are still the subject of negotiation? (4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(2) If yes, which land has been leased and what payment was agreed? (3) Which areas are still the subject of negotiation? (4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(3) Which areas are still the subject of negotiation? (4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(1) Have any of these negotiations been finalised? (2) If yes, which land has been leased and what payment was agreed? (3) Which areas are still the subject of negotiation? (4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(2) If yes, which land has been leased and what payment was agreed? (3) Which areas are still the subject of negotiation? (4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(3) Which areas are still the subject of negotiation? (4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(4) What community consultation has taken place? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(1) No. (2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(2) Not applicable. (3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(3) All urban railway reserves with the exception of the Perth to Currambine line. (4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
(4) None. Approval for communication towers to be erected on the railway reserves will not be granted until the necessary planning approvals have been received, which will include a community consultation process.
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