United front helped villagers fight off plan to build 49ft phone mast
Kev Stopper, third right, and other Waddington residents, who objected to a proposed phoned mast in their village.
Scores of Brant Road residents, in Waddington, signed petitions and sent a deluge of comments to North Kesteven District Council after learning of the proposal for the village.
As reported in the Echo, applicant Telefonica O2 UK limited was hopeful of having the mast near the Brant Road Social Club.
But residents told the Echo last week they received very little information just days before the public consultation closed, with only ten letters sent out notifying people. The application was submitted in September.
Parents had also threatened to take their children out of the nearby Rainbow Day Nursery.
But North Kesteven District Council confirmed the mast plan was rejected as it would have been "detrimental" to the appearance of the area.
Brant Road resident Kev Stopper, who lives next door to the planned site, said he was delighted by the strong response from the community against the phone mast.
The 53-year-old tiler said: "The application was so hush-hush. I think the council got a shock when it saw all the petitions and comments – and this was all within 38 hours.
"That shows the solidarity of the people and the feelings against the plan.
"I would like to thank the Echo for the coverage. It has worked and the outcome was successful for us."
North Kesteven District Council development control manager Andrew McDonough said consideration needed to be given to the positioning and appearance of the structure.
He said: "Following careful consideration of the proposal, the district council concluded prior approval was required for the mast.
"It refused to grant approval on the basis the operator had failed to robustly explore all opportunities for mast sharing and that the citing and appearance was considered to be detrimental to the visual amenity of the area."
During the consultation, Brant Road resident Terry Searby told North Kesteven District Council he wanted to protest against the application.
He said: "There is never an issue with signals in this area, so why is there a need for another mast?"
Valley Road resident Stephen Willans said: "I am against the planning of a phone mast as I live very close to this site with two young children."
Telefonica O2 UK limited was yesterday unavailable for comment.
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Villagers-celebrate-proposals-build-49ft-phone-mast-relegated/article-2790711-detail/article.html
As reported in the Echo, applicant Telefonica O2 UK limited was hopeful of having the mast near the Brant Road Social Club.
But residents told the Echo last week they received very little information just days before the public consultation closed, with only ten letters sent out notifying people. The application was submitted in September.
But North Kesteven District Council confirmed the mast plan was rejected as it would have been "detrimental" to the appearance of the area.
Brant Road resident Kev Stopper, who lives next door to the planned site, said he was delighted by the strong response from the community against the phone mast.
The 53-year-old tiler said: "The application was so hush-hush. I think the council got a shock when it saw all the petitions and comments – and this was all within 38 hours.
"That shows the solidarity of the people and the feelings against the plan.
"I would like to thank the Echo for the coverage. It has worked and the outcome was successful for us."
North Kesteven District Council development control manager Andrew McDonough said consideration needed to be given to the positioning and appearance of the structure.
He said: "Following careful consideration of the proposal, the district council concluded prior approval was required for the mast.
"It refused to grant approval on the basis the operator had failed to robustly explore all opportunities for mast sharing and that the citing and appearance was considered to be detrimental to the visual amenity of the area."
During the consultation, Brant Road resident Terry Searby told North Kesteven District Council he wanted to protest against the application.
He said: "There is never an issue with signals in this area, so why is there a need for another mast?"
Valley Road resident Stephen Willans said: "I am against the planning of a phone mast as I live very close to this site with two young children."
Telefonica O2 UK limited was yesterday unavailable for comment.
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Villagers-celebrate-proposals-build-49ft-phone-mast-relegated/article-2790711-detail/article.html
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