Banham phone mast plan rejected
23 May 2007
Plans for a controversial mobile phone mast at Banham have been rejected after a series of concerns about potential health risks from the electromagnetic field.
Breckland councillors feared that the proposals by T-Mobile to locate the 13.7m high monopole and equipment at the rear of a small industrial development in Heath Road would be harmful to residents as well as to children with special needs at neighbouring Eagle House School, less than 350 metres away.
Representatives of Banham Parish Council also objected on the grounds of potential harm to the health of nearby residents, and Breckland Council 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.
To mitigate the visual impact of the plans, the operator suggested putting up some tree screening near the site.
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.
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Plans for a controversial mobile phone mast at Banham have been rejected after a series of concerns about potential health risks from the electromagnetic field.
Breckland councillors feared that the proposals by T-Mobile to locate the 13.7m high monopole and equipment at the rear of a small industrial development in Heath Road would be harmful to residents as well as to children with special needs at neighbouring Eagle House School, less than 350 metres away.
Representatives of Banham Parish Council also objected on the grounds of potential harm to the health of nearby residents, and Breckland Council 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.
To mitigate the visual impact of the plans, the operator suggested putting up some tree screening near the site.
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.
Copyright © 2006 Archant Regional. All rights reserved.
http://tinyurl.com/3xdmvt
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Banham
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