Falkirk Council: Objections to Brightons phone mast to be heard by councillors

A retrospective application from CK Hutchison Networks (UK) Ltd will be heard by Falkirk Council’s planning committee next Wednesday, January 17.

The application is for the installation of telecommunications apparatus including monopole and associated cabinets at a site to the south of Kirklea, Maddiston Road, Brightons.

Approval was granted in 2021 for a mast and associated equipment but services below ground meant it could not be erected and was instead built nearby.

A report to Falkirk Council’s planning committee says that it “has taken the applicant a considerable length of time to submit the necessary additional information required to determine the application”.

Brightons Community Council has raised concerns about the mast, which towers over lampposts and trees nearby.

Four objections have been received from members of the public, one of whom has asked permission to speak to the planning committee about his concerns.