Outrage has greeted continued plans by a mobile phone company to put up equipment on a Bognor Regis building.

O2 intends to install three antennae above 85 Aldwick Road in spite of the scheme being rejected by councillors last month.

The company has followed its refusal by Arun District Council's development control committee by submitting a notice of intent about its latest proposals.

The notice is a planning mechanism for telecoms firms which gives a council prior warning of a scheme.

O2 wants to put up the 14.1 metre high antennae on poles mounted on two chimneys on the eastern end of the property. It also wants to install an equipment cabinet, some 2m wide and 1.65m high, behind the building.

The council has about a month from receiving the notice to decide if the work is permitted development which does not need formal planning approval.

But Aldwick Road resident, and Arun district councillor, Paul Wells said: "I am livid about this. Once again, one of the mobile phone companies are basically getting their way and putting two fingers up to the planning authority.

Full report in the December 1 issue of the Bognor Regis Observer
02 December 2005

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