Residents battle on over Tamworth mobile phone mast
Monday, April 27, 2009, 16:45
TAMWORTH residents are up in arms over Vodafone's plans to erect a ten metre high phone mast in their street.
The mobile phone company wants to put a mast in Brindley Drive, to the rear of Selker Drive in Amington.
But the application was turned down by Tamworth Borough Council's planning committee last December.
Now Vodafone is appealing against that decision, and a Government planning inspector will have the final say on the matter.
Selker Drive resident Helen Batchelor is one of many residents who are against the scheme, and has written to the Inspectorate to voice her concerns.
She says it is the wrong location for a mast.
"It's going to be about eight feet away from one resident's house," she said.
"There's bats nesting in trees here, but Vodafone has completely ignored that.
"I think it's ridiculous where they are thinking about putting it.
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http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/news/Residents-battle-Tamworth-mobile-phone-mast/article-939996-detail/article.html
TAMWORTH residents are up in arms over Vodafone's plans to erect a ten metre high phone mast in their street.
The mobile phone company wants to put a mast in Brindley Drive, to the rear of Selker Drive in Amington.
But the application was turned down by Tamworth Borough Council's planning committee last December.
Now Vodafone is appealing against that decision, and a Government planning inspector will have the final say on the matter.
Selker Drive resident Helen Batchelor is one of many residents who are against the scheme, and has written to the Inspectorate to voice her concerns.
She says it is the wrong location for a mast.
"It's going to be about eight feet away from one resident's house," she said.
"There's bats nesting in trees here, but Vodafone has completely ignored that.
"I think it's ridiculous where they are thinking about putting it.
Read More...
http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/news/Residents-battle-Tamworth-mobile-phone-mast/article-939996-detail/article.html
rudkla - 27. Apr, 22:10
