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Stop toob Erecting Outdated and Unsightly Telegraph Poles

Stop toob Erecting Outdated and Unsightly Telegraph Poles in The Findings and Lockwood Close.

Why is this important?

We, the undersigned, residing in The Findings (GU14 9EG) and Lockwood Close (GU14 9EH), we have been served with notice of installation of four telegraph poles each for a private company, toob, to enable further internet cabling. Telegraph poles are preferable to the company ONLY because they are much cheaper to install, giving the company more profit. In our opinion the installation should be made underground, in or alongside existing ducting. It has not been explained why the existing ducting cannot be used and if not, why new channels cannot be dug. It also has not been shown exactly where each pole is proposed to be placed.
Surely telegraph poles are outdated, ugly and completely unnecessary? It seems to be a retrograde step.
Rushmoor Borough Council (Planning) are simply not interested and have said that toob are using existing General Permitted Development Laws. They do not have to have planning permission to erect these 9 metre poles. They have said this even though one proposed pole will be interfering with the roots of a protected 150-year-old beech tree, the owner of whom has to apply for planning each time the tree needs cutting back.

If enough people say they don't want these awful poles, we are sure that the company will find it uneconomical to erect them.

Farnborough GU14, UK

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Updates

2023-11-11 07:37:01 +0000

25 signatures reached

2022-10-06 01:30:38 +0100

10 signatures reached