A controversial internet firm is to appeal an order to remove a 60ft mast in an area where it donated £2,000 MP to the sitting MP. IX Wireless was told it must tear down the ‘monstrous’ aerial - on the Tarvin Road estate, in Cheadle - after an uproar from residents who said it appeared without any notice or confirmation.
Stockport council bosses gave the firm three months to get rid of the structure last October, on the grounds it had not secured the necessary permissions and the mast was ‘detrimental’ to residents and the appearance of the street. However it is understood the Blackburn-based firm - now under growing scrutiny over a series of donations it has made to Tory MPs, including Cheadle’s Mary Robinson - will lodge an appeal before the end of the month.
There is no suggestion of impropriety in any of the donations. Coun David Meller, who represents the area, says the council is ready to put up a ‘robust case’ to ensure the appeal is not upheld.
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