BT Public Payphone Removal Consultation (PDF 63Kb)
Residents in St Edmundsbury are being asked for their views on the removal of 42 Public pay phones in the borough, mainly in rural locations.
BT, who owns the payphones and boxes, wants to remove the ones that are not used very often. It is first legally obliged to consult St Edmundsbury Borough Council, which is now asking for the views of the public, before responding. BT will not be able to remove a payphone if the Local Authority has responded with a justified objection.
The council has assessed the importance of each phone and consulted with parish and community councils. The key considerations in the decision making process included public call revenue, the number of households in the area, the housing type in the area, mobile phone coverage and emergency use.
This has highlighted 18 pay phones which it is felt should be retained. These are included in a draft decision, which is open to public consultation until 24 July. The responses will be discussed at the Cabinet meeting on 30 July, and BT will be notified before the closing date of 4 August.
Full details are posted on the council website. Anyone who wants to take part in this consultation can email ben.woolnough@stedsbc.gov.uk or can write to Planning and Engineering Services, St Edmundsbury Borough Council, St Edmundsbury House, Western Way, Bury StEdmunds, IP33 3YU.
Notes
Locations of the 18 phone boxes:
Villages
Barningham
Fornham St Martin
Great Barton
Honington
Hopton
Ingham
Kedington
Ousden
Risby
Rougham
Stanningfield
Stradisahll
Troston
Wickhambrook (two sites)
Bury St Edmunds
Bennett Avenue
Fornham Road
Haverhill
Chalkstone Way
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Issued by Sally Easton, Communications Unit, St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Phone: 01284 757046 Email:sally.easton@stedsbc.gov.uk
