Phone mast proposals significantly reduced after UK Government rethink
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟯𝟭𝟱 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝟰𝟰.
Some years ago, the UK government decided to throw £500m 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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