Disguising a mobile phone mast as a thicker, taller flagpole has side-stepped planning issues in Newton Abbot.
Vodafone’s first plan for a new mast had a ring of authenticity as they tried to disguise it as a telegraph pole, but that was turned down as adversely affecting the nearby Grade I listed church and its Grade II listed lynch gate at Highweek in the town.
The flagpole won favour though, albeit not with the district council conservation officer, whose report read: ‘Replacing the present flagpole of 74mm diameter with one of 170mm and 1m higher will be a significant change.’
But not ‘materially detrimental’, according the planning officer’s report.
We reckoned they just painted their original plans white. And all to provide the much-need 3G network in the town – who doesn’t get frustrated not being able to make video calls when they’re in Newton Abbot?
posted by Cptn
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