Campaigning for the countryside in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
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The Lancashire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural
England
Hazelwell House,
Station Road,
Bamber Bridge,
Preston,
Lancashire,
PR5 6TT
Tel: 01772 627510
Email: ruralengland@btconnect.com
Registered Charity Numbers : 221244 and 1107376
The Lancashire Branch of CPRE is a Company Limited By Guarantee registered in England, no. 5291461
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CPRE priorities
CPRE is concerned that the countryside is suffering unacceptably and unnecessarily as a result of telecommunications development. Whilst having no objection to the creation of national telecommunications networks, CPRE wishes to see this take place with minimum impact on the countryside.
The permissive stance of planning guidance (PPG8) towards the telecommunications industry and the weakness of planning controls (with much development granted permitted development rights) has resulted in a rash of masts across the countryside.
There is little sign of co-ordinated and systematic approach to the provision of masts by the four major operators' networks. In many instances separate masts, owned by different operators, can be found within a short distance of each other.
CPRE believes that operators will only come together and make more efficient use of fewer masts if there are regulations in place which require them to do so.