Anger at O2 phone mast
Morecambe today
PLANS for a mobile phone mast disguised as a lamppost have angered residents at Scale Hall.
The 15-metre mast, for O2, is planned for land fronting shops at the corner of West Drive and Scale Hall Lane.
Residents are planning to oppose the plans but their objections could come to nought.
The application benefits from a quirk in the planning law by asking for 'prior approval'. Rather than going through the normal planning process, this gives the council a short period – 56 days – to dispute some of the details in a limited way.
The authority can raise an objection if the application has an unwarranted visual impact on the area. Possible health effects cannot be taken into account.
If no objection is made within the 56-day period, O2 can go ahead with the mast.
08 June 2005
PLANS for a mobile phone mast disguised as a lamppost have angered residents at Scale Hall.
The 15-metre mast, for O2, is planned for land fronting shops at the corner of West Drive and Scale Hall Lane.
Residents are planning to oppose the plans but their objections could come to nought.
The application benefits from a quirk in the planning law by asking for 'prior approval'. Rather than going through the normal planning process, this gives the council a short period – 56 days – to dispute some of the details in a limited way.
The authority can raise an objection if the application has an unwarranted visual impact on the area. Possible health effects cannot be taken into account.
If no objection is made within the 56-day period, O2 can go ahead with the mast.
08 June 2005
Starmail - 8. Jun, 16:21
