Campaign victory as mast must go
Oct 31 2007
by Chris Robinson, The Journal
TWO major mobile phone companies have been ordered to take down a phone mast in Gateshead after tireless campaigning by families.
O2 and Vodafone built the 20-metre mast at the Glebe Sports Ground in Whaggs Lane, Whickham, last year without the correct planning permission.
The companies appealed against an order for it to be removed but lost. Government planning inspectors decided the mast was a “dominant and overbearing structure”, particularly for those living nearby, and the companies have been given four months to take down the mast.
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http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2007/10/31/campaign-victory-as-mast-must-go-61634-20035641/
by Chris Robinson, The Journal
TWO major mobile phone companies have been ordered to take down a phone mast in Gateshead after tireless campaigning by families.
O2 and Vodafone built the 20-metre mast at the Glebe Sports Ground in Whaggs Lane, Whickham, last year without the correct planning permission.
The companies appealed against an order for it to be removed but lost. Government planning inspectors decided the mast was a “dominant and overbearing structure”, particularly for those living nearby, and the companies have been given four months to take down the mast.
Read More...
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2007/10/31/campaign-victory-as-mast-must-go-61634-20035641/
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