'Imagine looking out your window every day and seeing such an eyesore'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

People in a south Manchester suburb have been left fuming over plans to erect 'eyesore' 15m broadband poles in their neighbourhood.

Local councillors who met with the IXW Build surveyor confirmed IX Wireless poles will be installed in various streets around Withington - but they have been met with a furious backlash from locals who argue the poles are unnecessary and ‘threaten’ the charm and character of the neighbourhood. READ MORE: 'Nobody has ever heard of our street - now there are police everywhere' The applications are submitted under permitted development rights, meaning they do not require planning permission from the local authority and cannot be called into the planning committee to be debated or refused by the council.

Though signs have been spotted on various streets around the ward, neighbours have complained there is no 'full picture' on where, when or how many poles will be installed in the area and argue it has left locals 'blindly in the dark' about the process.

Resident Marilyn Roseman told the MEN: “There is no clear instruction on where the poles will be going so to give a full picture for the community.