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Saffron Walden Constituency Liberal DemocratsServing the community across Uttlesford, Broomfield & Writtle |
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Phone Masts
September 10, 2005 3:19 PM
Local Lib Dems want Uttlesford District Council to have more power over planning permission for mobile 'phone masts like this one.
Uttlesford Liberal Democrats are calling for local councils to be given more power to make decisions on the siting of mobile phone masts. "Currently the rules are really stacked against local people" says constituency chairman Melvin Caton. "There are currently a number of planning applications for new masts in Uttlesford."
Your local Liberal Democrats will support people's concerns. However current government planning rules prevent Uttlesford District Council refusing planning permission on health grounds alone. Liberal Democrat MP Andrew Stunnell has put forward proposals to Parliament to give councils like Uttlesford more power to say no to masts. Unfortunately there was not time for the Bill to be passed before the General Election. Lib Dem MP's will be backing plans to re-introduce the proposals in the current parliament.
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