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A DUNFERMLINE councillor has urged a phone company to think again over the proposed location of a 5G mobile phone mast.

BRADFORD Council has rejected a prior approval application for a large unit with a rich history to be turned into a function suite.

Here is every planning application submitted to the council this week.

National Trust calls for new permitted development rules to be scrapped Source:  Shutterstock The National Trust has called for the government to scrap a planned expansion of permitted development rights, warning that it risks causing ‘long-term damage to the economy, communities and the built environment’ Changes to planning rules mean shops, restaurants, health facilities, nurseries, offices and light industrial buildings are now all counted as Use Class E, and planning permission is no longer required to change between these building uses. Advertisement And from August developers w...

The planning application received a total of 18 objections online. The council have since turned down the application. Explaining the reason for the decision, Service Director of Planning and Environment Steve Bambrick said: "It is considered that the proposal does not meet the criteria as set out by Part 3, Class C of the GPDO 2015 (as amended by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 As Amended). "Class C permits a change of use to a restaurant or café, this is a takeaway and is a sui generis use. Full planning permission is ...