How many telephone mast applications by mobile phone operators were (a) made, (b) granted, (c) refused, (d) granted on appeal and (e) refus…

The following tables, 1 and 2, show information on planning applications for radio telecommunications infrastructure, including ground-based masts, additional antennas, roof-based masts and equipment housing. The figures show for each planning authority the numbers of planning applications received, the numbers granted permission, the number refused permission, the numbers refused permission on grounds related to health and safety and the average time taken to determine the planning applications.The information provided on planning applications has only been collected from planning authorities since the introduction of the new legislation governing new telecommunications development since 23 July 2001 and data for the final quarter of 2002 is not yet available. Completion of the returns by planning authorities is voluntary, and there are therefore gaps in the returns.The following table 3 shows the number of planning appeal decisions in which planning permission was granted for telecommunications development for each of the years 1999 to 2002 for each planning authority area:Table 1: Planning Applications Data; 23 July 2001 to 31 December 2001 | Applications Made | Granted | Refused | Refused on Health and Safety Grounds1 | Average Time Taken to Determine (Days)
Aberdeen City | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62
Aberdeenshire | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 56
Angus | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45
Argyll and Bute | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 64
Clackmannanshire | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34
Dumfries and Galloway | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 37
Dundee City | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 55
East Ayrshire | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 63
East Dunbartonshire | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 70
East Lothian* | 4 | 0 | 0 |