Plans for a brand-new 5G mast and associated equipment outside a local school have been rejected by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. 

Cignal Infrastructure UK is currently in the process of supporting the government's Digital Connectivity objective by providing improved 5G coverage and capacity. 

The company applied for permission to install a 5G mast outside Ormiston Meridian Academy on Sandon Road in Meir last month. 

The council rejected the plans due to concerns about visual pollution on Sandon Road (Cignal Infrastructure UK).

The application form states: "There is an acute need for a new base station to provide effective service coverage and in this case, the height of the proposed street pole is the minimum required to bring the benefits of 5G to this area."

On Friday 8 September, the council rejected these plans because the telecommunications mast "would result in an incongruous and visually dominant structure to the detriment of both visual amenity and the outlook and amenity of nearby residential properties".

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