Proposed Telecommunications Site – Station Road Orston
If you have any views on the attached proposal then please email Wendy Wakefield clerk@orstonparish.co.uk by Wednesday 5th Feb in order to consult with the company on the 6th.
Cornerstone and the operator are in the process of identifying a new radio base station site to address network deficits in problem coverage areas and ‘Not Spots’ (an Ofcom term that Local Planning Authorities and Councils will be familiar with), i.e. areas where mobile signal is too weak and where network users suffer dropped call, poor connectivity and buffering. This matter is particularly important in more remote and rural communities where mobile coverage may be limited. Following the refusal of an initial proposal, as dealt with under planning reference 19/01756, the area has been revisited by the operator in the hope of identifying a more acceptable solution. However, the same conclusion has been reached in that a street furniture style base station along Station Road strikes the best available balance between operational and planning considerations.
