Felix MoessbauerFeb 12
Matt Gumbley
This UK govt. petition may be of interest to #HamRadio operators - allow radio operators to install antennas and masts without planning permission (pls boost for visibility) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/755675
Petition: Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permission

Reform planning laws to allow licensed amateur radio operators to install antennas and masts without planning permission, to support innovation, skills, and emergency communications.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
Feb 12 at 5:39pmWeb
Show threadPeterFeb 13
@M0CUV
I'm not sure we should push for any weakening of planning controls. Be careful this isn't the start of a slippery slope. There are other things just waiting for relaxation, such as: folks living in "garden rooms", felling protected trees, development on flood prone areas, and even on green belt.
Show threadMatt GumbleyFeb 13
@G8GDS I agree Peter; It would certainly open the floodgates to much undesirable development- checks and balances are there for a reason. This came past me as secretary of my local society & was I asked to pass on to the rest of the membership, and mentioned it here also.
Show threadA2 Engineering ServicesFeb 13
@M0CUV I received a letter from the planners, many years ago when I operated amateur radio in a city.
I very politely wrote back to them explaining that my radio mast was a temporary installation for experimental purposes.
That was enough to make them go away.
Show threadpenguin42Feb 13
@a2es @M0CUV I found my dads folder of stuff he'd sent to the planners and discussions with the RSGB etc to get it done. Still, it's trickier to claim that a 40ft tower cemented into the ground is temporary (ahem which may have been extended upto 60ft sometimes).