A high speed internet firm has been ordered to take down a ‘monstrous’ 60ft mast it put up in the middle of a housing estate. IX Wireless has been given three months to remove the enormous ‘6G' aerial it installed without permission near homes in Cheadle earlier this year, a councillor has said.
Residents in Lymm Walk and Tarvin Road hit out after the huge metal structure - dubbed ‘The Rocket’ - appeared, branding it a ‘monstrosity’ and raising concerns about its proximity to their homes. Stockport council also wrote to the Blackburn-based company saying it had installed the mast ‘without notice’, requesting confirmation of its ‘precise purpose’ and any relevant plans and details.
Now, the authority has served the firm with an enforcement notice ordering it to take down the mast on the grounds it is ‘detrimental’ to residents and the street’s appearance. It is understood IX Wireless failed to apply for the relevant permissions to install the mast on the public highway and follow the correct procedure with the council.
