As many of you may be aware Gill and I have been involved in a campaign group called Parents and Residents against Masts (PRAM) protesting against Network Rail building a towering 96 ft radio communication mast right next to our houses.

Network Rail has what is known as Permitted Development Rights which means they do not need planning permission to erect these monstrosities.

In the case of our mast they did not even tell us the mast (remember it is 96 ft high!!!) was to be built before they started.

We have raised a petition on line which we have been advised is a realistic way to ask Scottish Parliament to review this hugely unfair law. We are asking only that Network Rail have to obtain planning permission in the normal manner before erecting any more masts - over 2000 masts in the UK are required for this new radio system being introduced. Strathclyde is the pilot scheme which is why it is vital the law is changed now - you could have a mast coming to your neighbourhood without yet knowing about it.

We really need all the on line signatures we can get. I attach below a link which would allow you to support us if you feel it appropriate it takes no more than 30 seconds.

http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/viewtopic.asp?TopicID=42

Please sign it if you can. Please also pass this email on to as many people you can who may also consider signing the petition. They in turn may also consider passing it on. Only by gathering significant support will we get Parliament to review the law.

Please help !!! Thanks

Ken and Gill McInnes
For PRAM


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