English mobile masts are putting on weight

Mobile operators in England will soon be able to increase the height and girth of many of their mobile masts without having to apply for planning permission.
It has been a long time coming, but the government this week introduced a law change that will enable telcos to make existing masts up to 5 metres taller and 2 metres wider under permitted development rights, amongst other things, all in the name of speeding up 5G rollout.
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