1000 support drive to block phone mast
A PETITION against plans to install a mobile phone transmitter inside an East Lothian church has gathered 1000 signatures.
O2's bid to install a base station mast in the Haddington West Church tower has already attracted protests by an action group set up specifically to fight the proposal, called No 2 O2. Click to learn more...
The mobile phone giant has lodged a planning application with East Lothian Council.
But people living in the area hope strength of feeling will force the company to scrap its plans, or that council planners will turn them down.
Church officials have yet to make a final decision on whether to allow the move in return for funding, and are currently liaising with members of the congregation and the local community.
If the church agrees to the mast's installation, and planning procedures are negotiated by O2, it would be between nine months and a year before the structure was erected.
A further year would elapse before the church received any financial benefit to help maintain the building.
If the move goes ahead, the money from O2 will be used to help treat areas of dry rot in the church.
©2006 Scotsman.com
http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1605442006
O2's bid to install a base station mast in the Haddington West Church tower has already attracted protests by an action group set up specifically to fight the proposal, called No 2 O2. Click to learn more...
The mobile phone giant has lodged a planning application with East Lothian Council.
But people living in the area hope strength of feeling will force the company to scrap its plans, or that council planners will turn them down.
Church officials have yet to make a final decision on whether to allow the move in return for funding, and are currently liaising with members of the congregation and the local community.
If the church agrees to the mast's installation, and planning procedures are negotiated by O2, it would be between nine months and a year before the structure was erected.
A further year would elapse before the church received any financial benefit to help maintain the building.
If the move goes ahead, the money from O2 will be used to help treat areas of dry rot in the church.
©2006 Scotsman.com
http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1605442006
rudkla - 30. Okt, 16:51
