Banham mast set for go-ahead
16 May 2007
A CONTROVERSIAL mobile phone mast looks set to be installed at Banham despite opposition from residents who are worried about potential health risks from the electro- magnetic field.
Applicant T-Mobile wants to locate the 13.7m high monopole and equipment at the rear of a small industrial development in Heath Road.
It would be about 320m south east of The Eagle House School, which caters for children with special needs, and a small number of houses are within 100m of the site.
Banham Parish Council has objected on the grounds of potential harm to the health of nearby residents, and Breckland Council has also received six protest letters from villagers voicing similar concerns.
T-Mobile is required under the terms of its 3G licence to provide network coverage to 80pc of the population by the end of 2007, and it has submitted evidence that a mast is required in the Banham area.
Telecommunication masts up to 15m high are allowed without the need for planning consent.
However, under the terms of the Town and Country Planning Order, applicants are required to use the 'prior notification' procedure to determine whether the planning authority has concerns about the location of the mast and its external appearance.
Breckland's development control committee has been recommended to advise T-Mobile, at its meeting on Monday, that prior approval will not be required in this case.
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A CONTROVERSIAL mobile phone mast looks set to be installed at Banham despite opposition from residents who are worried about potential health risks from the electro- magnetic field.
Applicant T-Mobile wants to locate the 13.7m high monopole and equipment at the rear of a small industrial development in Heath Road.
It would be about 320m south east of The Eagle House School, which caters for children with special needs, and a small number of houses are within 100m of the site.
Banham Parish Council has objected on the grounds of potential harm to the health of nearby residents, and Breckland Council has also received six protest letters from villagers voicing similar concerns.
T-Mobile is required under the terms of its 3G licence to provide network coverage to 80pc of the population by the end of 2007, and it has submitted evidence that a mast is required in the Banham area.
Telecommunication masts up to 15m high are allowed without the need for planning consent.
However, under the terms of the Town and Country Planning Order, applicants are required to use the 'prior notification' procedure to determine whether the planning authority has concerns about the location of the mast and its external appearance.
Breckland's development control committee has been recommended to advise T-Mobile, at its meeting on Monday, that prior approval will not be required in this case.
Copyright © 2006 Archant Regional. All rights reserved.
http://tinyurl.com/37bepw
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Banham
rudkla - 16. Mai, 23:13
