Image Slaid Hill in Bloom – Cllr Dan Cohen with members of Slaid Hill in Bloom

Working with local residents and Slaid Hill in Bloom, Councillor Dan Cohen has successfully challenged the planned 12.5m tall mobile phone mast at the junction of Wike Ridge Lane and Wigton Lane, this followed the rejection of a 20m mast on the same site last year.

Councillor Dan Cohen said “The proposal, last year, for a 20m mast on the same site was, quite rightly, rejected after a good deal of local resistance to the project. This new proposal was no different.”

“Local people have volunteered their time and energy, especially the members of Slaid Hill in Bloom, to make sure that the gardens around the site are beautifully maintained. If this mast had been permitted it would unavoidably damage the attractive appearance of the area people have worked so hard to create.”

“There is a field nearby that is an ideal site for a mast, so residents were baffled as to why this application was made. I hope the phone companies will now take up the offer by planners to find an acceptable site for this mast so that it can be sited for everyone’s benefit”