Council refuses application for a mobile phone mast in Cheshunt
The Council recently refused a prior notice application (7/0877/06/P4D/WOL) to fit an existing lamppost with a mobile phone mast at Adamsfield in Cheshunt.
The application was rejected by the Council because the three, four metre shrouded antennas were to be located immediately to the rear of 28-29 Bencroft. There is no screening at this point. A few smaller trees are located either side of the site but it was felt that in the location proposed in the application, which was on a bend in the road, the mast would be too visible and intrusive in a residential area.
The application was also refused because of concerns over highway safety as a ‘cherry picker’ vehicle would have to park on the highway adjacent to the lamppost to both install the mast and subsequently to carry out maintenance. This would force motorists travelling down the hill towards Longfield Lane to use the opposite carriageway.
The applicant has a right of appeal which must be lodged within six months from the date of the decision notice (2 November 2006). If an appeal is lodged, all the original consultees will be notified by the Council. The Council received around 130 letters of objection from local residents.
http://www2.broxbourne.gov.uk/press/News3.aspx?PressID=4986
The application was rejected by the Council because the three, four metre shrouded antennas were to be located immediately to the rear of 28-29 Bencroft. There is no screening at this point. A few smaller trees are located either side of the site but it was felt that in the location proposed in the application, which was on a bend in the road, the mast would be too visible and intrusive in a residential area.
The application was also refused because of concerns over highway safety as a ‘cherry picker’ vehicle would have to park on the highway adjacent to the lamppost to both install the mast and subsequently to carry out maintenance. This would force motorists travelling down the hill towards Longfield Lane to use the opposite carriageway.
The applicant has a right of appeal which must be lodged within six months from the date of the decision notice (2 November 2006). If an appeal is lodged, all the original consultees will be notified by the Council. The Council received around 130 letters of objection from local residents.
http://www2.broxbourne.gov.uk/press/News3.aspx?PressID=4986
rudkla - 20. Nov, 18:26
