Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 60114
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Question
Patrick Hurley
Labour — Southport
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department provides support to local authorities to (a) challenge and (b) regulate the installation of telegraph poles where there is strong local opposition; and whether he
Answer
Chris BryantPermitted development rights enable telegraph poles to be deployed without case-by-case approval from the local planning authority. However, local authorities can raise complaints with Ofcom where poles are not sited consistently with the requirements set...
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