'I wanted to move out when I saw the pole...!
Manchester Evening News|November 01, 2024
RESIDENT SAYS BROADBAND MASTS ARE 'TERRORISING AREA'
DECLAN CAREY
'I wanted to move out when I saw the pole...!

Local Democracy Reporting Service WHEN a new broadband pole went up outside Richard Howard's Stockport home this month, his first thought was drastic - to up sticks and move to a different area.

The Woodsmoor resident says there are already plenty of internet providers available, with 'no need' for more poles on the street. But his road is one of the hundreds around the borough hosting Brsk broadband masts.

According to a freedom of information request to Stockport council, shared on whatdotheyknow.​com in November last year, Brsk has installed more than 170 broadband poles around Stockport, more than double that of competitor Openreach.

And since this September, hundreds of new planning applications have been made to the council for more, many of which are likely to be granted through permitted development rights.

This story is from the November 01, 2024 edition of Manchester Evening News.

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