Edinburgh 5G Neighbourhood Notification Fund required as Edinburgh Council has decided to stop notifying neighbours!
Since October 2024 the City of Edinburgh Council planning department has decided to not inform any neighbours at all of seven applications for typically 65-foot tall 5G Telecom Mast Applications.
EDINBURGH PEOPLE Edinburgh’s newest political party, for the People of Edinburgh by the People of Edinburgh, has decided to provide a replacement Neighbourhood Notification service funded by those who can afford to help.
There are laws and legislation which force planning officers to first and foremost inform neighbours of planning applications and applications for 5G masts. In order to control the number of neighbours informed the legislation specifies that neighbours within 20 meters of the boundary of the plot of land must be informed.
Understandably, it is sensible to have a cut off point which will determine how many neighbours will be notified. The problem is that if the boundary of the property for the proposed mast is determined to be just a few square feet of pavement then there will often be ZERO NEIGHBOURS within 20 meters.
In the past hundreds of planning officers all over Scotland have known that the primary purpose of the law was to force them to post out Neighbour Notifications. So, when faced with zero neighbours within 20 meters they naturally increased the radius until some of the neighbours were included so that they could fulfil their legal statutory obligation to inform neighbours.
In Edinburgh this has now changed. For the seven applications for 5G Telecom Masts since October 2024 listed below the planning officers decided to inform actually ZERO NEIGHBOURS. Of course, these proposed masts will have neighbours but just not within 20 meters.
The plan is that per 5G mast application we will print and distribute 3000 leaflets informing the whole neighbourhood about the application. These will cost 7p each to print and 8p to distribute x 3000 leaflets equals £450 per mast.
If we have volunteers to distribute the leaflets the cost will be reduced.
We have already distributed leaflets for the Comiston Road. This mast is due to be the fourth mast within a 650-meter stretch along the boundary of the Braidburn Valley Park. This coming week we need to print and distribute leaflets for the Gilmerton Road mast and the Ferry Road mast.
The initial target is £450 x 3 = £1,350 any funds raised which are not used for these masts will be used for future masts.
Mon 03 Mar 2025 ZER0 NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST
25/01079/TELE | Prior notification for mast, antennas, cabinets and all ancillary development | Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 50 Metres North Of 703 Ferry Road Edinburgh
https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SSJGZVEWJQ700
Fri 28 Feb 2025 – ZER0 NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST
25/01019/TELE | Prior notification for electronic communication code operators. | Land 24 Metres North East Of 408 Gilmerton Road Gilmerton Edinburgh
https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SSC2ACEWJA900
Fri 28 Feb 2025 - ZER0 NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST
25/01062/TELE | To install a 20m monopole mast with 6no antennas, 1no dish, 4 cabinets and all ancillary development. | Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 45 Metres West Of 13A Comiston Road Morningside Edinburgh
https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SSDX1KEWJJ600&activeTab=summary
Tue 24 Dec 2024 ZER0 NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST
24/06177/TELE | Prior notification for electronic communication code operators. | Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 70 Metres South Of 20 Harvesters Way Edinburgh
https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SOMQBBEWIL800&activeTab=summary
Mon 25 Nov 2024 ZER0 NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST
24/05751/TELE | Prior notification for electronic communication code operators. | Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 150 Metres East Of 1 Glasgow Road Newbridge
https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SNHZO3EWFKD00
Thu 03 Oct 2024 ZER0 NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST
24/04825/TELE | Prior notification for electronic communication code operators. | Land 40 Metres South East Of 161 Telford Road Edinburgh
https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SKS1ALEWGOU00&activeTab=summary
Mon 02 Sep 2024 ZER0 NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST
24/04157/TELE | Removal of 14.5m lattice mast, 2 No. antennas, 1 No. dish, 1 No. equipment cabin and all ancillary development and installation of 25m lattice mast with 12 No. antennas, cabinets and all ancillary development. | Telecoms Apparatus 236 Metres West Of Gogarmuir Cottage Gogarmuir Road Edinburgh
https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SJ0SW7EWJQT00&activeTab=summary