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PETER WALSH
16 February 2007 08:48

Families were horrified to discover a mobile phone mast could be installed near their homes, a community pub - and a 12-apartment development which has yet to be built.

Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has submitted plans to build the mast, with associated equipment cabinets, next to the King Edward VII pub on Aylsham Road, Norwich.

The site is close to homes, sheltered housing at Edmund Bacon Court, the Royal British Legion's branch headquarters and is also just across the road from Aylsham Road Motor Company - which is to be developed into flats by the end of the year.

Deborah Judge, who has lived on Aylsham Road for the past 25 years, said she was “appalled” at plans for the mast so close to people's homes and would be opposing it.

“That's absolutely unacceptable - it's a disaster,” she said. “The health issues have not been proven either way, but you can't just take risks with these sorts of things.

“It's going to make the price of the property drop dramatically - it's absolutely dreadful.”

Damon Aspland, a sales manager at Aylsham Road Motor Company, which is just across the road from the pub where the mast would be put said he did not think it was suitable for the area - particularly with apartments due to be built on the site.

“If I was thinking about buying one of those flats going here it would be a no-no,” he said. “I just think its technology which hasn't been proven and they are using people like us as guinea pigs.” Mr Aspland, who lives in the Bowthorpe area, said he thinks masts should be sited away from people. The Evening News has campaigned against the installation of mobile phone masts near homes and schools until it is proved they are safe.

Dr Ian Gibson, MP for Norwich North, said: “It's a fight that's going on everywhere. I'm still waiting to hear what the new planning laws will say about it, but the government are prevaricating and should just go for it.”

A spokesman for T-Mobile said the mast was needed to provide a “quality service”. “Without mobile phone base stations, mobile phones simply do not work,” he said. “All of our installations comply with stringent national and international guidelines.”

Are you fighting a mobile phone mast where you live? Call Evening News reporter Peter Walsh on 01603 772439 or email peter.walsh@archant.co.uk

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Angry residents in Shenley have described a phone company as underhand' and sneaky' after failing to take down a mast it had been ordered to remove this week.

Hertsmere Borough Council issued an enforcement notice for T-Mobile to remove the temporary mast at London Colney Cricket Club in Green Street by Wednesday. But, after the company removed the mast from the enforcement zone, it was erected again just outside the specified area.

Samantha Gee, 37, from London Road, Shenley, said: "I am very dissapointed that they have done whatever they want to do again. It shows that the council does not have any power to stop them. It certainly does not restore my faith in the system. It is an underhand way of dealing with this. It is just sneaky."

The temporary mast was erected nearly four years ago after a mast on Shenley Water Tower, in Porters Park estate, had to be removed when renovation work started on the building at the beginning of 2003. Another mast, owned by O2, was given permission for the cricket ground because it was to be shared with the emergency services.

Shenley councillor Rosemary Gilligan said: "It was so obvious that they T-Mobile have been playing the system until the technology changed to allow them to share the O2 airwaves mast. They have now taken it out of the enforcement zone but have moved it, saying it is an emergency. They have had more than a year to plan the removal of the mast, so how can they say it is an emergency?

"It is definitely a matter that the council is going to take really seriously. I think enough is enough and I am really cross they have blatantly taken advantage of the system. T-Mobile has really taken it to the limit and the council is going to make sure they abide by the decision of the inspectors."

Hertsmere planning officer Chris Lewcock said: "We are exploring the legal implications of this with our advisers. But we are somewhat dissappointed with T-Mobile's approach to this matter."

A spokeswoman for T-Mobile said: "T-Mobile has fully complied with enforcement notice issued and will be looking for an alternative site for a permanent mast in the area, to ensure a high level of service for our customers."

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by Mary Earls

AN APPLICATION to erect a telecommunications mast on the roof of Villier’s Secondary School, which was turned down by Limerick City Council, has also been shot down by An Bord Pleanala.

The main reasons cited for refusing the mast were health risks and property devaluation.

Pat O’Donovan, PRO with Better Environmental and Safer Telecommunications (BEST) said that he was delighted the decision was upheld by a higher body and that "they are accepting that there’s a health risk involved”.

Stating that common sense has prevailed, he added that this "huge decision marks a change in thinking,” as regards planning for mobile phone masts.

Hutchison 3G Ireland Ltd., had applied for permission to put a 5m white flagpole on the rooftop of the school with antennae last May.

However, concerned parents, school staff, nearby residents and councillors, were outraged over the application.

Mr O’Donovan had earlier complimented the Planning Department of Limerick City Council for issuing "one of the most detailed condemnations of a mast planning application that I have come across in a long while”.

A spokesperson from the planning department at City Hall explained that the application was turned down because the proposed mast, being on a school site and near housing, would "detract from the amenities of the area” and "depreciate the value of adjacent residential properties”.

City planners also believed the development would set "an undesirable precedent for similar development in Limerick city.

Mr O’Donovan commented: "This was an outrageous proposal from day one. And to have the school’s board of management pushing for it just made it worse. It has been well documented that phone masts shouldn’t be placed near schools especially as the radiation can be very harmful for growing children. But this mast was to be placed in a densely populated urban area, so it would have affected the students as well as the wider community. 3G masts which are used for picture phones, have more powerful emissions.

"BEST has learned that there are much higher instances of cancer and people suffering from other diseases when they live near a mast. And many people living in close proximity to a mast have talked about the ‘constant headaches, fatigue, nausea and a sensation of burning in their heads’. Before phone masts would just be planted down without question. But now the planners are inspecting every single aspect of a planning application much more seriously”.

Last year, there was widespread condemnation that the Board of management at the school issued a letter that they "consented to this planning application based on research and subject to all current Health and Safety guidelines”.

And there were also reports that staff, parents and students at Villier’s School, were reluctant to complain about the proposed 3G Mast, because of alleged intimidation.

A student at Villier’s secondary school had told the Limerick Post that many parents were considering sending solicitors letters to management holding them directly responsible for any adverse health effects they may suffer from the planned installation of the 3G mast on the school’s roof. It is understood parents had also considered taking their children out of the fee-paying school.

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A MOBILE phone company has proved perseverance pays off after it was allowed to keep at least one mast on green belt land in Hornchurch despite council and resident protest.

T Mobile, dubbed "cheeky" by one local councillor, can now keep a mast on the Cardrome site in Upper Rainham Road.

The Planning Inspectorate allowed special circumstances on January 25 to extend the life of a 24-metre mast by a further three months, despite it originally being placed in 2005 by way of temporary six-month permission. On July 14 last year the council refused T-Mobile's application for a further two year planning consent.

Read the full story in this Friday's Recorder

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A MOBILE phone company has defended plans to erect a transmitter in a heritage site.

Local councillors are furious Wigan MBC planners gave planning permission for a mast at the Marklands Building on Stanley Street, Tyldesley.

Robert Bleakley, a former Liberal Democrat councillor and planning committee member, says the application should have been declined.
"I can't understand how they can allow this in a heritage area. It doesn't seem right.

"When I was on the committee we rejected plans for a mast at this site but now it seems they've changed their standards."

But the company who drew up the plans say a specially made housing will camouflage the ugly antenna.

Stephen Short, from Pentland GT, worked on the application for O2.

"The mast in Tyldesley is one of our 'stealth' masts."

"It's on the fourth storey and it is done in such a way that, even if you knew it was there, it would be difficult to pick it out."

Wigan Council planning officer Kevin Foster explained: "The reason this one was approved is because it's only 1.5 metres tall and it's fully encased.

"They've done it before very effectively. They sent us a sample of the material they will be using to surround it and it will blend in well."

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Do the electromagnetic waves represent a health risk?

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no 11%
without opinion 13%


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KATIE COOPER
14 February 2007 11:34

The public has given a huge thumbs down to phone companies after an investigation around the Thorpe St Andrew area showed families were against masts being set up.

Out of the 116 people polled by campaigners, only one person wanted more masts for better phone network coverage and 10pc of people wanted all the existing ones torn down.

Anti-phone mast campaigners, led by Andy Street, targeted an area of Thorpe St Andrew which has already been earmarked for a phone mast and asked families their opinions.

Mr Street said: "We hope the survey will give both councils some help in making their decisions. About 10pc of the people we talked to wanted the masts removed completely."

The site, on the verge of Dussindale Drive, Thorpe St Andrew, was earmarked for a mast last year but the original application was refused by Broadland District Council.

But mobile phone company O2, which had proposed the 12.5m mast, launched an appeal and overturned the original ruling.

Angry campaigners launched the survey while two similar plans are in the pipeline for the area - T Mobile wants to install a 12m mast and associated equipment and cabinets at the junction of Ring Road and Pound Lane and Vodafone has just finished a pre-application consultation on plans to put six dishes on the existing St William's Way mast.

The survey showed that 85pc of residents wanted no more masts.

The group presented its findings to Thorpe St Andrew Town Council's planning sub-committee on Monday and hopes to widen its net to take in more streets in the area.

The group also plans to submit more of its findings to the Broadland planning committee on Thursday 15 February, where they will be considering applications for more phone masts in the area.

A spokesman for Broadland District Council said: "We are aware of residents' concerns and take into consideration representations from members of the public.

"But this information would not be accepted in a planning meeting and we would say to members of the public who want to make this sort of objection, to visit our chief executive.

"All applications for phone masts are considered on their own merit and existing masts in the area would have little bearing on this."

The Evening News thrust the issue of mobile phone masts firmly into the public spotlight with its Put Masts on Hold campaign.

Put Our Masts on Hold opposes installing mobile phone masts near homes and schools until it is proved they are safe.

Are you fighting against a mobile phone mast Call reporter Katie Cooper on 01603 772326 or e-mail katie.cooper @archant.co.uk

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RESIDENTS are furious at proposals for a mobile phone mast near a children's day nursery.

Telephone company Hutchinson 3G UK Ltd have applied to Doncaster Council to erect a 60ft pole on the Paragon Autocare Breakdown site, Great North Road, Skellow, but locals plan to fight the move.

Robert Forsythe lives in Crabgate Drive and claims the mast would be only 80 feet away from his property. He said: "Not only would this be an eyesore but also we as a neighbourhood are concerned about the health implications due to the radio waves given off."

Mr Forsythe and other residents intend to write to the council and start a petition against the proposed mast which would be close to the Elmcrest Day Nursery on Crabgate Lane.

He added: "Our number one concern is health and I've done quite a lot of research and there is proof that masts do cause health problems. There is a committee in Sutton Coldfield which says eight out of ten people living close to masts have become ill."

Stephanie Darbyshire, Elmcrest's owner and manager, said the nursery was informed by 3G of the proposal and they have subsequently been in touch with the council. She said: "The original letter from 3G stated that the emissions were below the levels for concern. However, we are still concerned about the installation of such a mast so close to the nursery and housing estates. We would oppose any such installation so nearby and insist it is erected elsewhere."

Last year the council's planning committee approved 3G's move to build a mast on the Denaby and Cadeby Miners' Welfare sports ground, a site near two schools and a youth centre.

Peter Dale, Doncaster Council's Strategic Director of Development, said that public consultation would run until March 2.

3G spokesman Brian Spooner said: "We looked at a number of sites before it went into council and each was rejected for a number of reasons. Each site would have been discounted for a reason, whether it was poor radio coverage, visual impact or site unsuitability.

"This is the site we determined after the search was complete. In terms of health and safety concerns, the proposed station will have a ICNIRP certificate and there is no convincing scientific evidence that the very weak signals from base stations have adverse health effects."

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