

It would also support the emerging council report into Storm Arwen, the lessons from that event and how we cannot continue to have telecoms masts that fail in the event of a power cut and leave residents with no means of emergency communication.Īs a community, we are more than willing to work with the applicant to achieve their objectives and I personally have no objection to better mobile telecoms whether it be in the form of 2G, 3G, 4G or 5G but working with one and other is a two-way street and thus far it would seem the applicant is completely unwilling to consider any suggestions.” I did suggest this at the pre-consultation stage but it seems to have been blissfully ignored by the applicant and I am sure would go a long way to mitigating the concerns held by residents regarding this current proposal.

Of course, I am sure, much of this could very well be mitigated with an application that is designed in a more sensitive manner, takes into account its location and not least, has backup generation and fuel storage to ensure that the mast can operate in the event of a power cut.

As part of the submission documents, I can find no evidence of this assessment having been carried out or a heritage statement having been produced. The impact of this proposal upon this significance needs to be assessed by the applicant before this application can be determined. “There are very few Registered Parks and Gardens registered at Grade I and this reflects the designation’s considerable national significance to English landscape design. Steven Bridgett, County Councillor for the Rothbury Division, said: However, the situation in Rothbury highlights why finding the right balance over such issues can be difficult, particularly in terms of getting local politicians on your side.
