Councillors Sam Craven, Christine Godwin and Tristan Osborne are extremely pleased to announce that the Application for a phone mast in Wayfield has been rejected after a concerted campaign by residents, Councillors and our representatives in Parliament.
The full result of the application can be found here
The full result of the application can be found here
The campaign to oppose the mast was led by a number of residents who felt, and rightly so, that the mast was an unwanted development in a residential area with large numbers of families with young children.
We hope that the phone mast company will accept the outcome and not appeal the judgement. The mast is not wanted in this area.
We all accept however that phone masts are necessary if the UK is to develop capability for 4G. We only ask that phone companies place these masts in areas which minimise impacts, perceived or otherwise, to residents and are in keeping with the area they are placed.
We hope that the phone mast company will accept the outcome and not appeal the judgement. The mast is not wanted in this area.
We all accept however that phone masts are necessary if the UK is to develop capability for 4G. We only ask that phone companies place these masts in areas which minimise impacts, perceived or otherwise, to residents and are in keeping with the area they are placed.
Medway Council have undertaken a lot of work on phone masts in the area which was a focus for scrutiny several years ago. The results of this scrutiny exercise, which has helped shape policy, can be found here.
A significant victory for the community none the less
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