Council to publish mast proposals
BBC News Online
02.03.06
A council has vowed to make information about potential mobile phone masts more accessible to local residents.
Bournemouth Borough Council says it will publish details of both permitted and potential masts on its website.
It follows concerns raised by residents who say they were not properly informed about masts going up in the borough.
The council also is urging local MPs to back the Private Members Bill, which could give it greater powers over the erection of mobile phone masts.
If the bill is adopted, it means each phone mast proposal will need to have an extensive safety check.
The council will also be able to refuse a mast over precautionary health concerns if it is planned for a residential area.
But the council said it is also looking at using non-residential areas, including parks, to keep future masts away from homes, schools and health facilities.
The planning department must also, from now on, inform councillors of all known permitted phone masts, as well as potential mast developments in the area.
Councillor Richard Renaut said: "Mobile phone masts are necessary in this world, as the majority of people now have mobile phones, but we need to make sure they are located in suitable places."
02.03.06
A council has vowed to make information about potential mobile phone masts more accessible to local residents.
Bournemouth Borough Council says it will publish details of both permitted and potential masts on its website.
It follows concerns raised by residents who say they were not properly informed about masts going up in the borough.
The council also is urging local MPs to back the Private Members Bill, which could give it greater powers over the erection of mobile phone masts.
If the bill is adopted, it means each phone mast proposal will need to have an extensive safety check.
The council will also be able to refuse a mast over precautionary health concerns if it is planned for a residential area.
But the council said it is also looking at using non-residential areas, including parks, to keep future masts away from homes, schools and health facilities.
The planning department must also, from now on, inform councillors of all known permitted phone masts, as well as potential mast developments in the area.
Councillor Richard Renaut said: "Mobile phone masts are necessary in this world, as the majority of people now have mobile phones, but we need to make sure they are located in suitable places."
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