Councillor Steve Swift

An appeal against North Lincolnshire Council's Planning Committee's decision to refuse the erection of a 15 metre high telephone mast with accompanying equipment cabinets on the grassed verge outside the Dolphin Inn at Yaddlethorpe Cross Roads has been lodged by Telefonica O2 UK Limited.

The controversial application met with opposition from local residents, Bottesford Town Council, Local Councillors, Bottesford Junior School and Bottesford Infants School and supported by the Planning Committee at North Lincolnshire Council is now set to be determined by an Independent Inspector.

Anyone wishing to make representations should do so by writing in triplicate to 'The Planning Inspectorate, Room 3/18a, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN' quoting reference 'APP/Y2003/A/10/2120850' by no later than 3rd March 2010.

The long awaited highway improvements to Manor Road have been earmarked for March 2010.

The work is planned to be carried out between Saturday 6th March and Friday 12th March 2010 and will include the resurfacing of the full length of Manor Road with improved kerbing and drainage works around the Church Lane junction and Bulls Field (Avenue Field) corner. 

North Lincolnshire Council's Planning Committee turned down an application to build a telephone mast on the grassed verge outside the Dolphin Inn at Yaddlethorpe Cross Roads, Bottesford at its meeting yesterday (9.12.2009.).

As one of the ward Councillors I attended the meeting and spoke against the application on the grounds of highway safety and visual impact.

It was encouraging to see the community join together in its objection to such a ridiculous plan as fellow ward Councillors, Bottesford Town Council, Bottesford Infants School, Bottesford Junior School and around thirty residents all let their concerns be known by submitting their objections.

The proposal to erect a telephone mast by Telefonica O2 UK Ltd. outside the Dolphin Inn at Yaddlethorpe Cross Roads has now been submitted as an official application to North Lincolnshire Council's Planning Department.

Anyone wishing to make representations on the application either in support or objection should put these in writing to the case officer Graeme Moore quoting reference number PA/2009/1253 along with the site description - 'Dolphin Inn, Grass Verge Outside, Messingham Road, Bottesford, DN17 2QZ' and send to 'The Planning Department, North Lincolnshire Council, Church Square House, PO Box 42, DN15 6NL.

Alternatively, if easier, representations can be made online.

The closing date for receipt of any submissions is 16th November 2009.

Plans to build a telecommunications mast on the grassed verge outside the Dolphin Inn at Yaddlethorpe Cross Roads is being considered as part of a 'pre-application consultation'.

The mast if permitted would be sited directly outside The Dolphin on the verge, be of 15m high, carry six antenna and be accompanied by two steel cabinet boxes adjacent to it.

Is the site the correct one for a construction of this nature ?

Would road and pedestrian safety by compromised at such a busy cross roads ?

I appreciate that the plan is in it's infancy stages but a lot of valid questions need to be asked before such an application is given consideration let alone approval.