Blow for phone mast protesters
Published Date: 18 December 2008
By Ben Truslove
THURSDAY 10AM: Protesters who thought they had beaten the world's largest mobile phone company were dealt a blow recently when an application to build a mast were re-submitted.
Vodafone's plans for the base station on the corner of Grange Drive and Sapcote Drive appeared sunk when it was revealed the land belonged to Bargain Booze owner Amarjid Singh who refused permission.
But angry residents were shocked to discover a second application this month just six metres away on an area belonging to Leicestershire Highways - affectively tying planning officials hands.
Catherine Langley, who lives just yards away in Grange Drive, is prepared to chain herself to the railings to stop the mast being built.
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http://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/Blow-for-phone-mast-protesters.4801388.jp
By Ben Truslove
THURSDAY 10AM: Protesters who thought they had beaten the world's largest mobile phone company were dealt a blow recently when an application to build a mast were re-submitted.
Vodafone's plans for the base station on the corner of Grange Drive and Sapcote Drive appeared sunk when it was revealed the land belonged to Bargain Booze owner Amarjid Singh who refused permission.
But angry residents were shocked to discover a second application this month just six metres away on an area belonging to Leicestershire Highways - affectively tying planning officials hands.
Catherine Langley, who lives just yards away in Grange Drive, is prepared to chain herself to the railings to stop the mast being built.
Read More...
http://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/Blow-for-phone-mast-protesters.4801388.jp
rudkla - 18. Dez, 11:36
