Telehone Mast To Go Ahead

Despite representations from my fellow war member Liz Parker and myself, the Councillors sitting on the Development Control committee could not be persuaded that siting another mast on Greenhurst Lane was sufficiently detrimental to the local area for them to object to the permitted development. This will now go ahead.

I think this is a great shame as it shows a lack of willingness among the mobile phone operators to mast share in order to minimise the impact of their admittedly necessary developments on local communities. I only hope we have more success in future.

Mobile Mast Madness

T mobile have applied for a mobile phone mast on Hurstlands, on the bridge by Hurst Green Station. Now I don't dispute that coverage for that network needs to be improved, or that from a technical perspective that Hurstlands is a good site. But there are already three mobile phone masts (plus a Network Rail mast) on that same site.

Government policy is for mobile operators to mast share where that is practical. In this case T mobile claim it is not, but this to me shows a lack of imagination. A fourth mast will start to make that area look very congested.

Oxted South residents have until 30 August to make their views know to the Council's Planning department.

Mobile Phone Masts

Good news for residents of Greenhurst Lane. Tandridge District Council's decision to refuse permission for a 17 1/2 meter high mobile phone mast has been upheld by the Planning Inspectorate.