Southsea 5G Mast Rejected

Portsmouth City Council rejects the application to install a 5G mast in Southsea.

16:22 29 January 2022

Portsmouth City Council has officially rejected an application to build a 5G mast in Southsea. The application, which was submitted by telecoms firm Three, aimed to improve the 5G coverage in the area. 

 

The refusal was welcomed by residents who said they failed to see why the green had been chosen for the scheme. 

 

Darren Reeves, who lives opposite the chosen location, said: ‘This increasingly rare and valued green space within our community will be severely impacted should this planning application go ahead,’

 

‘I fail to see why our neighbourhood should be subjected to a loss of this treasured amenity when there is significant commercial and industrial space just metres to the north either at the Pompey Centre or Fratton Goods Yard where a larger mast with greater range could surely be erected.’

 

Campaigner Sarah Shreeve, who helped co-ordinate a petition against the application, said the refusal was ‘good news’.

 

‘Now we’ve had this decision it’s good to hear the tree and daffodil bulbs will be safe and the green space will remain available for community use,’ she said.