[UK-CONTEST] Tower Planning Application

[Steve Jones]

I would refer to it as a mast, and put in for a P80 (P60 looks similar, and
it gives you the option of offering a compromise to go down to a P60 if they
say its too high).

Don't say what is going on top of it - just refer to a "short stub mast of
approx 6ft" and the fact that it will be used to "support experimental hf
and lf antennas in accordance with the Ofcom licence".  Make it clear that
there will be a stub mast and antenna but don't let them box you into a
corner by specifying what type, although you could give some examples such
as a 3 ele yagi for 15m and a wire inverted V for 80m.

Given the location and lack of neighbours you shouldn't have any problems -
hence put in for a P80 first, and then any compromise is a P60 and not a
P40!

Good luck

73

Steve GW0GEI 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Darrell G0HVQ
Sent: 18 June 2008 10:23
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Tower Planning Application

Hi all,

I'm just about to go for planning permission for a tower, grateful for any
thoughts/advice from the contesting community.

In particular, what are your thoughts on:

- Location - I hope to install the tower on what is currently agricultural
land - is that likely to make it harder /easier from a planning perspective?

- Height - hoping to get a P60, with stub mast that'll be 70ft, will that
frighten them off? Plan to keep it lowered most of the time.

- Neighbours - well, I don't have any immediate ones (farmland on 2 sides of
the property, main road and lane on the other sides - will anyone be able to
legitimately complain (there's a guy about half a mile away who may have
something to say, doesn't like any change in the village)?

- Mast - I've picked up on calling it a 'mast' rather than a 'tower', are
there likely to be restrictions on what I put on it (want to minimise this
as I'm always swapping aerials).

I spoke to the planners 2 years ago when I put in an application for an
extension, they seemed favourable given the location, just want to get it
right first time, so grateful for any tips.

Thanks and 73
Darrell
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