A BID for a 12.5-metre mobile phone mast in Netherton was scrapped in what residents are calling a victory for ' people power'.
Two double decker buses carried more than 120 residents to a planning meeting at Southport Town Hall on Wednesday night, where they were set to oppose the plan.
But at the last minute telecoms firm O2 withdrew its proposal for the mast which would have stood in St Oswald's Lane.
Resident Marie Salzano said: "Everyone was cheering and stamping their feet.
"The mast would have been just 180 metres away from a classroom of St Benedict's Primary School.
Her sister Eileen O'Connor, who is an anti-mobile phone mast campaigner and trustee for radiation research, said: "I'm thrilled, this just shows that if the whole community pulls together you can have success.
"It will send out a message to the whole industry that they all need to be aware that any application that comes into this area will be fought in this way."
Councillor Mark Dowd said: "This application wouldn't have been withdrawn without the efforts of people of Netherton. It's a victory for people power.
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