Another mobile mast victory
REBECCA GOUGH
03 December 2008 17:00
A campaign to prevent a phone mast being put up has ended in yet another victory for a Norwich community.
Families in Earlham were urged to oppose the application by phone giant O2 for a mast at the front of Earlham Police Station.
Previous plans for a mast on the Earlham Road site have been repeatedly refused but the company applied to put a 12.5m slimline street works column with three antennae on the highway verge adjoining the station.
Following the latest application, thousand of leaflets were sent out to the community by campaigners urging them to write in objection to the appearance of the mast and its unsuitable position.
As a result, Norwich City Council's planning inspectors declined the application. A council spokesman said today: “The decision was made taking into consideration previous historical decisions on the site for telecoms applications.”
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03 December 2008 17:00
A campaign to prevent a phone mast being put up has ended in yet another victory for a Norwich community.
Families in Earlham were urged to oppose the application by phone giant O2 for a mast at the front of Earlham Police Station.
Previous plans for a mast on the Earlham Road site have been repeatedly refused but the company applied to put a 12.5m slimline street works column with three antennae on the highway verge adjoining the station.
Following the latest application, thousand of leaflets were sent out to the community by campaigners urging them to write in objection to the appearance of the mast and its unsuitable position.
As a result, Norwich City Council's planning inspectors declined the application. A council spokesman said today: “The decision was made taking into consideration previous historical decisions on the site for telecoms applications.”
Read More...
http://tinyurl.com/653rex
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Norwich
rudkla - 3. Dez, 22:35
