Have Your Say on the Proposals to Remove the Telephony Service and Telephone Kiosk on Canklow Road S60 2XA

This consultation will close at 12 pm on 11 April 2021.

Then the Council will consider all objections received and decide finally whether to consent or object to BT's proposal. We will then publish a notification of the final decision.

Final notification and schedule

Notification under section 49 of the Communications Act 2003

Decision by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in response to a proposal by British Telecommunications plc for the removal of public call boxes pursuant to Part 2 of the Schedule to a Direction published by Ofcom on 14 March 2006 (‘the Direction’).

1. 1. On 11 March 2021 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in accordance with section 49(4) of the Communications Act 2003 (‘the Act’), issued a notification setting out its draft decision in response to a proposal by British Telecommunications plc for the removal of public call boxes pursuant to Part 2 of the Direction (‘the First Notification’)
2. A copy of the First Notification was sent to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 50(1)(b) of the Act
3. In the First Notification, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council invited representations about the draft decision by 12 pm on 11 April 2021
4. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has considered every representation duly made to it and Ofcom has not notified Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council of any international obligation of the United Kingdom for this purpose
5. The decision is set out in the Schedule to this Notification
6. The effect of, and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council reasons for making, the decision is set out in the Schedule to this Notification
7. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council consider that the decision complies with the requirements of sections 45 to 50 of the Act, as appropriate and relevant to the proposals
8. In making the decision, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has considered and acted in accordance with the six community requirements in section 4 of the Act
9. A copy of this Notification has been sent to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 50(1)(b) of the Act
10. The Schedule to this Notification shall form part of this Notification

Schedule

Decision by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in response to a proposal by British Telecommunications plc for the removal of public call boxes pursuant to Part 2 of the Schedule to a Direction published by Ofcom on 14 March 2006 (‘the Direction’).