Hi Peter,

It's worth bearing in mind that it is possible to obtain a Certificate
of Lawful Development for Existing Use - CLUED. The general proviso
being that you must be able to substantiate that the "existing use" has
persisted for a period of 10 years. Always worth investigating as the
granting of such a certificate is "evidence-based" and not supposed to
be at the whim of an official.

73



On Thu, 2012-04-26 at 20:38 +0100, Peter Dodd wrote:
> Hi Graham,
> How the mast is fixed into the ground is irrelevant. The planning
> permission is just for the mast. There is no distinction between
> permanent and temporary in the planning laws to my knowledge,
> 
> In the past some have tried to circumvent the planning restriction by
> having a portable (mast on trailer) arrangement but I don't think that
> works.
> 
> I live in rather a stuffy private estate and I got permission on
> appeal on the grounds that the mast was fold-over and I agreed to only
> have it raised at night. Over the years the people who made all the
> fuss about the antenna have since died and I put it up when I like.
> Whether this is due to indifference or fear that the curse of the
> radio mast will strike again is not known.
> 
> 
> Peter, G3LDO
> 
> 
> 
> On 26/04/2012 18:53, Graham wrote: 
> > Can anyone  advise on the  planning  relevance  / requirements to
> > these  questions  , with  regards to  Ae pole  at the  bottom of the
> > garden
> >  
> > 1. Is the secure base moveable or is it concreted into the ground?
> > 2. Can the mast be readily removed from the secure base?
> > 3. If the mast is a permanent structure, has the refurbishment
> > resulted in the erection of an entirely new mast,
> >  
> > what  is the  relevance  of the  base  being concreted into the
> > ground ?
> >  
> > I assume the  question  of  detaching  the  pole from the  base  is
> > one  of  permanent  or temporary  structure ?
> >  
> > replacing  like with  like  would  not  be classed as  a  new mast ?
> >  
> > Tnx -G
> >  
> >  
> > 
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