Orange PCS had applied for permission for the mast on part of the public footpath in Church Street, seven metres from an existing 10-metre street light.
The mast was to be disguised as a lamppost, with the lower part painted dark olive and the u
pper part green mist.
Councillor Ralph Palmer.
Among those protesting was Councillor Ralph Palmer, who said the mast would be at a prominent entry to the town, and would be incongruous on the landscape.
He noted that the community council had lodged a very robust objection, and he urged the committee to take account of the strong views in the community against the mast being sited where the applicant wanted it.
Councillor Palmer added that if the council allowed this application, it would open the door to applications for similar urban sites in, for example, Edzell, Forfar or Brechin.
There was a significant number of formal objections to the plan, with protesters outraged that the site was beside an area which the council had chosen for environmental work before last year's Open Championship.
Parents were unhappy that the mast would be sited near the Peter Pan Nursery.
The applicant listed eight other sites which had been considered and, for one reason or another, rejected.
These included Panbride Street, where there was an underground gas pipe; Arbroath Road, where there was poor coverage; and Newton of Panbride Church tower, the offer of which had been withdrawn by the church and congregation.
Whilst Angus Council has a policy of not allowing mast on local authority buildings or land, planning director Eric Lowson warned that telecom companies have a legal right to place masts on roadways, and they also have compulsory purchase powers.
His department had recommended the application for approval.
The application was rejected, unanimously.
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