Delay to phone mast at Whitworth beauty spot
6:30pm Sunday 30th November 2008
By Alex Willmott
CAMPAIGNERS have claimed a victory after plans to site a controversial mobile phone mast at a picturesque location were stalled.
Mobile phone giant Orange, conceded that plans to erect a phone mast at a beauty spot by Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth, are now up in the air.
Rebecca D’Arcy, corporate responsibility manager of Orange UK, said: “Due to legal issues with the site, it is not scheduled into our current forecast build programme.
“We will review the situation over the next six months and hopefully have a clearer idea of when the site might be constructed.”
Residents blasted the initial plans to construct a 15-metre high mast on land off High Barn Lane, claiming the development was misleading and rushed.
Sandra Heston, of Whit-worth Amateur Objectors Committee, said: “The entire process was not just hasty, but it was closed to the public.
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http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3932681.Delay_to_phone_mast_at_Whitworth_beauty_spot/
By Alex Willmott
CAMPAIGNERS have claimed a victory after plans to site a controversial mobile phone mast at a picturesque location were stalled.
Mobile phone giant Orange, conceded that plans to erect a phone mast at a beauty spot by Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth, are now up in the air.
Rebecca D’Arcy, corporate responsibility manager of Orange UK, said: “Due to legal issues with the site, it is not scheduled into our current forecast build programme.
“We will review the situation over the next six months and hopefully have a clearer idea of when the site might be constructed.”
Residents blasted the initial plans to construct a 15-metre high mast on land off High Barn Lane, claiming the development was misleading and rushed.
Sandra Heston, of Whit-worth Amateur Objectors Committee, said: “The entire process was not just hasty, but it was closed to the public.
Read More...
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3932681.Delay_to_phone_mast_at_Whitworth_beauty_spot/
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