A VILLAGE green has been saved from a 20-metre high mobile phone being erected on the land following a row over the plans.
Some residents living around Lockerley Green were shocked to discover a letter outlining plans to build the mast on the green.
A pre-application letter from construction group, Galliford Try PLC, stated the mast would be needed to rollout "smart energy metering access" in areas where mobile signal is too weak for meters to work.
It could also give "improved coverage for voice and data services" to O2 customers, according to the letter.
However, after residents voiced their outrage over the proposals, a spokesperson from Cornerstone, which Galliford Try is an agent for, revealed it has agreed to spare the green and look at other sites for the mast.