Plans for a 21 metre-high mobile phone mast in Crawshaw Academy’s grounds in Pudsey have been approved by Leeds City Council.
The proposals include the demolition of an existing 15m monopole supporting six antennas behind the astroturf floodlit pitch off Kent Road and replacing with a new 5G monopole supporting a total of nine antennas.
There had been 13 objections and two letters of support.
A design statement submitted with the plans said mobile network operators Vodafone and Telefonica are in the process of upgrading their existing network coverage wherever possible in order to match the increasing demand for mobile data usage and coverage.Â
A council planning officer’s report approving the proposal concluded: “The additional five-metre height and bulkier headframe would have a greater visual impact, but not to such a significant degree that the [local planning authority] consider this would attract such weight that it amounts to a reasonable reason to withhold consent.”
The plans can be viewed in full here.