Phone mast proposals significantly reduced after UK Government rethink
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฐ.
Some years ago, the UK government decided to throw ยฃ500m at improving mobile communications in remote areas, principally the Highlands. This was fully supported by the Scottish Government which had modified some planning rules to enable it.
The applications came in thick and fast for masts in the remotest spots – masts, batteries, generators and wind turbines destroying those landscapes, and with a completely haphazard approach to improving mobile coverage.
Well done to John Muir Trust and Mountaineering Scotland amongst many others including the many community councils involved in forming a coalition to successfully address this ridiculous situation.
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