Plans for 18-metre 5G phone mast near Shrewsbury pub on the agenda

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A 5G phone mast the height of four double decker buses could be built in Shrewsbury.

Town councillors will discuss the installation of an 18m (59ft) phone mast in Spring Gardens,Ditherington, at a planning meeting tonight.

Hutchison 3G want to build the mast near The Coach pub.

Hutchison 3G want to build the mast near The Coach pub. Photo: Google..placeholder image
Hutchison 3G want to build the mast near The Coach pub. Photo: Google..

Shrewsbury Town Council will consider any comments to be made ahead of formal notification being submitted to the planning authority.

Also at tonight's meeting, which will be one of the last that can be watched online before in-person meetings return, councillors will discuss proposed changes to parking restrictions in Mardol, as well as the experimental prohibition of motor vehicles on Crowmeole Lane.

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