On 26th January 2010 Newcastle Borough Council Planning Committee gave permission to retain the meteorological mast for 12 months only from that date.

The council's decision document is available on the Newcastle Borough Council website. Click here to view the document.

If you have any problems with the link above follow these instructions.

1. First click here to visit the NBC website.
2. Click on the Associated Documents tab.
3. Click on the View associated documents button.
4. Click anywhere on the Decisions line to highlight it (dated 02/02/2010).
5. Click on the View button to view the document.