Neighbours have won their fight to have plans for a controversial communications pole thrown out.

Residents across Bolton have been complaining about appearance of wooden poles in their streets, stating they were an eyesore and not needed.

Plans had been put forward to install the digital monopole with metal cabinets.

But residents complained it would tower above houses if it was installed where Daffodil Road meets Bradford Road in Farnworth.

And because it 20 metres, the pole - unlike others in the area - needed planning permission.

Residents of the two streets objected.

Objectors said it would be in front of their windows and local residents who regularly walk in the area  said they did not want the pavement cluttered up with metal cabinets - with most people walking on the inner part of the pavement anyway keeping well away from speeding cars.      

Applicants CK Hutchison Networks (UK) Ltd said it would improve high speed mobile connectivity which would help facilitate the greater need for working from home.

They also said the masts currently located in the nearby area were not sufficient to bring the benefits of 5G to the area.

The move was rejected by the planning authority.

A report said at the proposal was 20 metres in height it was not permitted in legislation.

It concluded: "The proposed 20 metres high monopole and wrap around cabinet at base would appear as a wholly incongruous and dominant feature that would appear as cluttered and out of scale with its surroundings."

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Ward councillor Sue Haworth was among those who welcomed the decision not to go ahead with the move.

She said: “If passed, there were two homes that would have the pole overbearingly and grossly unfairly right outside their front windows.

"Residents could not understand why a pavement location outside properties was being chosen when there are a couple of small green spaces and a site in front of just a long hedge nearby.”

She added: “I’m so grateful so many residents objected explaining in their own words how the change in view would negatively affect their lives. I explained how the application pertaining to a monopole being right outside the windows of two properties was not right. “

Diagrams and photos in the application needed to be challenged.

“It was clear that for many months of the year with no and few leaves on the trees and also showing the homes view from more than one angle, that these residents would suffer a profoundly unacceptable overbearing view.”