Council slammed over phone mast
By Lucy Clapham
AN angry resident has slammed Penn Parish Council after it announced land near his home was the most suitable area for a new mobile phone mast.
John Wood, from Knotty Green, has described the council as "feckless" for not challenging applicants Hutchison 3G, which wants to install a 16.7 metre high mast at the junction of Forty Green Road and Penn Road.
Mr Wood, a father-of-two, from Farm Grove, said: "Why aren't they standing up and saying no, we don't want these there. Consult with the residents, consult with your other competitors and see whether we can find a site for your mast to service all three of you'?
"They have not challenged these at all, that's why I'm saying they're feckless."
Mr Wood added that the council had objected to a residential development 500 metres from the site because it was in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and so could not understand why it was prepared to accept the mobile phone mast.
The self-employed management consultant also felt any income the council could get from the mast should not be a deciding factor.
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AN angry resident has slammed Penn Parish Council after it announced land near his home was the most suitable area for a new mobile phone mast.
John Wood, from Knotty Green, has described the council as "feckless" for not challenging applicants Hutchison 3G, which wants to install a 16.7 metre high mast at the junction of Forty Green Road and Penn Road.
Mr Wood, a father-of-two, from Farm Grove, said: "Why aren't they standing up and saying no, we don't want these there. Consult with the residents, consult with your other competitors and see whether we can find a site for your mast to service all three of you'?
"They have not challenged these at all, that's why I'm saying they're feckless."
Mr Wood added that the council had objected to a residential development 500 metres from the site because it was in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and so could not understand why it was prepared to accept the mobile phone mast.
The self-employed management consultant also felt any income the council could get from the mast should not be a deciding factor.
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rudkla - 17. Mär, 11:44
