Families celebrate phone mast victory
DAVID BALE
11 June 2009 17:00
Families are today celebrating after a controversial mobile phone mast was turned down for the second time - and campaigners vowed to fight it again if another application is submitted.
Mobile phone giant Orange's plans for a 20m phone mast on the Guardian Road Industrial Estate in Norwich were refused by Norwich City Council under delegated powers.
As reported, families in the Wensum ward had been gearing up to fight the plans after successfully defeating a similar planning application by Orange last year.
On that occasion, more than 600 signatures were collected on a petition against the mast and Norwich City Council planning officials refused the proposals on visual grounds, but the firm came back with a new application.
City councillor for Wensum ward, Ruth Makoff said: “I'm absolutely thrilled that it's been refused. It's a local triumph as people in the area fought a very hard campaign to get it turned down.
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11 June 2009 17:00
Families are today celebrating after a controversial mobile phone mast was turned down for the second time - and campaigners vowed to fight it again if another application is submitted.
Mobile phone giant Orange's plans for a 20m phone mast on the Guardian Road Industrial Estate in Norwich were refused by Norwich City Council under delegated powers.
As reported, families in the Wensum ward had been gearing up to fight the plans after successfully defeating a similar planning application by Orange last year.
On that occasion, more than 600 signatures were collected on a petition against the mast and Norwich City Council planning officials refused the proposals on visual grounds, but the firm came back with a new application.
City councillor for Wensum ward, Ruth Makoff said: “I'm absolutely thrilled that it's been refused. It's a local triumph as people in the area fought a very hard campaign to get it turned down.
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http://tinyurl.com/mslum7
rudkla - 11. Jun, 18:44
