Norfolk villagers' phone mast victory
EMMA KNIGHTS
06 January 2009 01:27
Villagers look set to win a battle against a proposed new mobile phone mast after taking on the role of land agents.
Instead of writing petitions or lobbying their MP, residents and the parish council in Colkirk, near Fakenham, took a constructive view when faced with having a 30m mast built in full view of their homes.
Mobile phone firm O2 already has a mast in Colkirk but aimed to move it because the lease on the land ran out in December.
Villagers did not like the proposed new location, 45m from the current site which is shielded by trees, so came up with a new site.
Not only that; they negotiated with the land owners, the diocese of Norwich, and got an extension to O2's current lease from current landlord T Banham Ltd in Church Road to give the firm time to explore the alternative site in the same road.
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06 January 2009 01:27
Villagers look set to win a battle against a proposed new mobile phone mast after taking on the role of land agents.
Instead of writing petitions or lobbying their MP, residents and the parish council in Colkirk, near Fakenham, took a constructive view when faced with having a 30m mast built in full view of their homes.
Mobile phone firm O2 already has a mast in Colkirk but aimed to move it because the lease on the land ran out in December.
Villagers did not like the proposed new location, 45m from the current site which is shielded by trees, so came up with a new site.
Not only that; they negotiated with the land owners, the diocese of Norwich, and got an extension to O2's current lease from current landlord T Banham Ltd in Church Road to give the firm time to explore the alternative site in the same road.
Read More...
http://tinyurl.com/769dsh
rudkla - 6. Jan, 09:09
