The last block of high flats in Ayr is still standing after South Ayrshire Council was forced to stop demolition teams from clearing the site, reports Scottish Construction Now from The Ayrshire Post.
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Scottish Construction Now writes:
Two of the famous tower blocks were knocked down in December as part of the council’s endeavour to create more new social housing. However, council officials had to stop the third and final tower block being demolished due to phone masts they cannot remove from the top of the tower.
A senior source told The Ayrshire Post: “Major questions are being asked about how this mess was remotely possible.”….
The phone company is legally entitled to have its masts at the site until 2025 – and intends to see that out….
