A BAN on mobile phone masts within 100 metres of schools is set to be rejected in Calderdale.
The council's cabinet asked last month for the restriction to be considered.
But a new report says the move is likely to fall foul of Government guidelines on masts.
One planning authority - Wigan - was told a ban could not be justified.
Calderdale Council's planning committee will discuss the issue on Tuesday.
Leading councillors said they wanted a ban on masts near schools and other buildings where children are present because of health fears.
But the council's chief planning officer Jim Metcalf says in a report that appeals by phone companies are likely to be successful because of the Government guidelines.
