Taller mobile phone masts for the Norfolk countryside

Published:
5:54 PM April 20, 2021
  
Taller mobile phone masts could be allowed if the government relaxes current planning restrictions. Picture: Antony Kelly
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Mobile phone masts up to 20pc taller than the current models could get approved in the Norfolk countryside, under new government plans announced today.  
The move is an effort to tackle mobile blind spots in rural communities and boost the rollout of 5G networks.  
However, areas like the Broads and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) like the Norfolk coast will have stricter rules.  
Masts will be allowed a maximum height of 30 metres in unprotected areas and 25 in protected areas and Telecom firms will be allowed to make existing masts up to five metres taller and two metres wider without prior approval.  

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