Mast challenge in site
Oct 6 2005
ic South London
By Julia Lewis, The Post
A MOBILE phone company has given campaigners two weeks to find an alternative site for a controversial antenna.
Residents and councillors in Wimbledon Park are against Vodafone's plan to position a mast on the corner of Revelstoke Road and Durnsford Road, just on the Merton side of the boundary with Wandsworth.
They are backed by Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond and Putney MP Justine Greening.
The 13.4m high mast would be 200m away from Wimbledon Park Primary School and two nursery schools, and campaigners fear it might have a detrimental effect on children's health.
Merton council has already given Vodaphone the go-ahead for the mast, but campaigners were disappointed the application did not go before the full planning committee.
On Wednesday last week, they Vodaphone spokesman Dr Rob Matthews to discuss their objections and consider where else the 3G mast could be sited.
Dr Matthews has now given them until October 14 to find another location.
He said: "We have already made an expensive search of the area and considered a range of options.
"We will now consider alternatives suggested by the community."
Ward councillor Beth Mitchell said: "It is up to us to come up with an alternative site, which is going to be fairly difficult, but we are going to try to do it."
ic South London
By Julia Lewis, The Post
A MOBILE phone company has given campaigners two weeks to find an alternative site for a controversial antenna.
Residents and councillors in Wimbledon Park are against Vodafone's plan to position a mast on the corner of Revelstoke Road and Durnsford Road, just on the Merton side of the boundary with Wandsworth.
They are backed by Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond and Putney MP Justine Greening.
The 13.4m high mast would be 200m away from Wimbledon Park Primary School and two nursery schools, and campaigners fear it might have a detrimental effect on children's health.
Merton council has already given Vodaphone the go-ahead for the mast, but campaigners were disappointed the application did not go before the full planning committee.
On Wednesday last week, they Vodaphone spokesman Dr Rob Matthews to discuss their objections and consider where else the 3G mast could be sited.
Dr Matthews has now given them until October 14 to find another location.
He said: "We have already made an expensive search of the area and considered a range of options.
"We will now consider alternatives suggested by the community."
Ward councillor Beth Mitchell said: "It is up to us to come up with an alternative site, which is going to be fairly difficult, but we are going to try to do it."
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