Fees and Charging Structure

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What is it?

The introduction of the Electronic Communication Code (ECC - December 2017) changed the charging structure for the hosting of telecoms equipment.

As the code is not prescriptive Glasgow City Council (GCC) have interpreted the code to come up with what 'consideration and compensation' means for our organisation.

The most important message is that the method is designed to expedite the process and be clear and consistent. This will allow operators to commit to Glasgow with confidence knowing the assets can and will be acquired for a fair and well considered price.

Factors considered in the Process

The following factors were prevalent in the process:

Whilst some landowners (urban or rural) may prefer not to have third parties of any sort on their property Glasgow understands the fundamental role that these sites play in providing connectivity and therefore forwarding GCCs digital ambitions.
Deployment of electronic communications equipment is effectively regarded as an imposition and there is a cost to GCC to service the requirements.
To make this process easier GCC have identify most common existing types of land use.
The legal agreements set-up fees are to cover combined legal fees and surveyor fees.
GCC have made assumptions typical site layout and configuration by applying dimensions that will capture most typical sites.

In summary the method is as follows:

Banded Existing Use Value
This is ECC based - Rounded up into bands to reflect imposition and minimum practical fee.
Service Charge
Admin time/resource based on GCC's internal processes and to ensure that the public purse is not out of pocket to host telecom site. Service charge applies where site access via, through or over GCC property. If accessed direct from the public road there is no service charge.
Site Payment=> Banded EU Value+Handling Cost
'Real' market value of owner's consent to code right which should be fair, proportionate, balanced - reflects imposition and admin burden.

Rental Agreement Fees

Please find a schedule of typical fees for the various rental agreements below:

Agreement Type	Fee Type	Fees	Frequency
Small Cell Agreement	Arrangement/ Setup Fee	£5,000	One off
Small Cell Deployed on street furniture	Rental Fee/ Consideration and compensation	£250	Annual
Roof Top Agreement	Arrangement/ Setup Fee	£3,000	One off
Roof Top Deployment	Rental Fee/ Consideration and compensation	Range of £1,000 to £1,500 higher value if inside space required (£500 handling charge)	Annual
Macro Site Agreement	Arrangement/ Setup Fee	£3,000	One off
Macro Site Deployment		Range of £1,000 to £1,500 depending on site, size and land value banding	Annual

Please note:

All statutory fees required to be implemented are not included e.g. TRO, PFW which should be met by the Telecoms investor at the appropriate point in the process
Where there is a 3^rd party interest in a Macro site or Rooftop there will be additional costs payable by the Telecoms investor (e.g. GHA, City Property, lenders).
Coal reports (£174) and legal reports (£199) may also be applicable.